Westphalia

Also known as Westfalia, Westfalen

Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.

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Westphalia is a region in northwestern Germany that is now part of the modern state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along with two other historic territories. With a population of 7.9 million people, it remains one of the most populous regions in Germany today.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Westphalia
Settlement.native_name_lang: NDS
Settlement.settlement_type: State part and historic region of North Rhine-Westphalia
Settlement.image_flag: Flagge_des_Landschaftsverbandes_Westfalen-Lippe.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 169px
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen_des_Landschaftsverbandes_Westfalen-Lippe.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100px
Settlement.anthem: Westfalenlied
Settlement.image_map: Westphalia in Germany FMue.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Westphalia in Germany.
Settlement.image_map1: Locator map Westfalen in North Rhine-Westphalia.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Westphalia in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia borders on the Northern Rhineland in the west and Lippe in the northeast.
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Geographic centre of Westphalia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Germany
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Rhine-Westphalia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Governmental districts

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Wikidata facts

Area: 7802

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Commons category: Westphalia
inception: 1815-04-30
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Geography
Landscapes
Largest cities
Rivers
Mountains
Westphalia and Eastphalia
Division
Symbols
Coat of arms
Current use
Previous use
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Anthem
Identity
History
Roman incursion
Charlemagne
Middle Ages
Early modern era
Prussia
Modern Westphalia
Economy
In popular culture
See also
References
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Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.

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.