Aachen
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Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 252,000 inhabitants.
Image: Blick auf das Rathaus und den Dom Aachens aufgenommen von St Jakob
Image: Aachen Cathedral night
Image: Hauptaltar mit Marienschrein Innere des Aachener Dom Aachen Nordrhein Westfalen Deutschland (21776757089)
Image: Aachener Dom Kuppel und Barbarossaleuchter
North Rhine-Westphalia
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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 square kilometres (13,160 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest German state by size.
Ratification of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 in Münster by Gerard Terborch
The highest peaks in North Rhine-Westphalia are located in the Rothaar Mountains.
State border with North Rhine-Westphalia near Warburg; in the background the Desenberg, with 345 m landmark and highest point in the Warburger Börde near the border triangle NRW - Hesse - Lower Saxony
Cologne