Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city in Germany. With slightly over a million inhabitants within its city boundaries, Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine and also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, which is Germany's largest and one of Europe's major metropolitan areas, and of the Rhineland. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bonn. It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas.
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous of the 16 states of Germany.
The Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen is a Gymnasium in Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Hessel is a 39.3-kilometre-long (24.4 mi), right tributary of the River Ems in the territory of the North Rhine-Westphalian districts of Gütersloh and Warendorf in northwest Germany.
The Tagebau Hambach is a large open-pit coal mine in Niederzier and Elsdorf, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.
Violenbach is a river of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Aa is a 20.6 km long, orographic left tributary of the Nethe river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Aa belongs as a tributary of the Nethe to the river system of the Weser.
Laibach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near Halle (Westfalen). It is the left headstream of the Ruthebach.
Teufelsbach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Lollenbach is a stream of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is between Bürenbruch and Letmathe. The stream has a length of 4.03 km (2.50 mi). Near Reingsen, a part of Schwerte, Lollenbach and Reingser Bach merge to form the Elsebach. Lollenbach is used as a supplier of water for a small fish pond.
The Westerbecker Berg is a forested hill in the Teutoburg Forest and, at 236 m above sea level (NHN), the highest point in Tecklenburg Land, the county of Steinfurt and the administrative region of Münster in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Jülich-Zülpich Börde is a landscape in the Rhineland in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the northern edge of the Eifel. It forms the western part of the Lower Rhine Bay, west of the Rhine, excluding the actual Cologne Lowland, from which it is separated by the ridge of the Ville. It is divided into the Jülich Börde around the town of Jülich in the north and the Zülpich Börde around the town of Zülpich in the south, the two areas being separated from one another by the Bürge forest. Both parts are natural region major units of the Lower Rhine Bay.
Wiesengraben is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near Halle (Westfalen). It is the right headstream of the Ruthebach.
Halterner Mühlenbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Brandenbaumer Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is formed at the confluence of the Geseker Bach and the Störmeder Bach. It is a left tributary of the Lippe.
Geseker Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Störmeder Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Wannebach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Heder is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It springs at Upsprunge. It is a left tributary of the Lippe in Schwelle.
