North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of 34,084 km2 (13,160 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest German state by size.
The Ruhr is a river in western Germany, a right tributary (east-side) of the Rhine.
Duisburg is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 15th-largest city in Germany.
The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is 50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) long, of which about 21 km (13 mi) lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe.
The Roer or Rur is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse. About 90 percent of the river's course is in Germany.
The Rothaar Mountains, or Rothaar, is a low mountain range reaching heights of up to 843.1 m in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany.
The Lenne is a tributary of the river Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park is a nature park in the districts of Hochsauerlandkreis and Soest within the administrative region of Arnsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The park was established in 1960 and covers an area of 482 km2. Nearly 350 km2 of the protection is forested and the park's wooded hills rise up to 581.5 m above sea level (NN).
Röhr is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Ruhr river, itself a tributary of the Rhine. It flows into the Ruhr in Arnsberg-Hüsten.
Bieke is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a tributary of the Bigge.
Neger is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Bieke.
The Neger is a southwestern or left tributary of the Ruhr in the Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). After a generally northward course of 17.7 km[3] in length, it reaches a water flow of an average of 1.3 m³/s. Except for local areas and smaller sections, the river runs in landscape protection areas in the nature reserves Hömberg / Brusenbecke / Eberg / Kalte Spring, Neger- and Birautal nature reserve, Mittleres Negertal nature reserve and Negertal nature reserve.
Sorpe is a river of Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is a left (western) tributary of the Röhr, which is a tributary of the Ruhr, a tributary of the Rhine.
Gebke may refer to following rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
Bieke is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Glenne.
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
