North Rhine-Westphalia: Land of Great Contrasts – from Urban to Rural
Facts
Population 17.95 million. Area 34,080 sq. km. Fourth largest state, but the most populated. Despite industrial history 75% of the state is forests, fields and lakes.Famous Facts
Cologne’s Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is one of the biggest Gothic buildings ever constructed. Brühl is home to Phantasialand, one of Europe’s first amusement parks and built in the style of Disneyland 38 years ago. The skull of ‘Neanderthal Man’ resides in the Rhenish State Museum (Rheinisches Landesmuseum) in Bonn. In 794, Charlemagne established Aachen as the capital of his vast Frankish Empire. ... >> moreHoliday Ideas
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