Westphalia
State part and historic region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Westphalia
Westphalia (; German: Westfalen [vɛstˈfaːlən]; Low German: Westfålen [vεs(t)ˈfɔːln]) is a cultural region of northwestern Germany, former province of Prussia, and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of 20,210 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi) and 7.9 million inhabitants. It lies to the west of its counterpart, Eastphalia. The territory of the region is almost identical with the historic Province of Westphalia, which was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1918 and the Free State of Prussia from 1918 to 1946. In 1946, Westphalia merged with North Rhine, another former part of Prussia, to form the newly created state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1947, the state with its two historic parts was joined by a third one: Lippe, a former principality and free state. The seventeen districts and nine independent cities of Westphalia and the single district of Lippe are members of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (Landschaftsverband...
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