The Rhineland is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section, sometimes encompassing parts of Belgium. It is the main industrial heartland of Germany because
Deutsches Eck, Koblenz
Roman and barbarian parts of the Rhineland
Attack by the Swedish army on the Spanish troops in Bacharach during the Thirty Years' War
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a landlocked state in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany.
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.
Haus Höhe, Briller Viertel, Wuppertal
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