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A view of a sunset over Cologne from the opposite side of the Rhine River.
Image: S. Koerber/blickwinkel/IMAGO

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is the most populous federal state in Germany. The biggest metropolitan area of the European continent, Rhine-Ruhr, is located within the state.

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