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___MASK37___ is a region in northwestern ___MASK67___ and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine - ___MASK37___ . It has an area of 7 , 802 sq mi ( 20 , 208 km² ) and 7 . 9 million inhabitants . The Ruhr , or the Ruhr district , Ruhr region , Ruhr area or Ruhr valley , is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine - ___MASK37___ , ___MASK67___ . With a population density of 2 , 800 / km² and a population of eight and a half million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in ___MASK67___ , and third - largest in the European Union . It consists of several large , industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south , Rhine to the west , and Lippe to the north . In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land . It is considered part of the larger Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 12 million people , which is among the largest in Europe . The Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan region is the largest metropolitan region in ___MASK67___ with over 11 million inhabitants . It is of polycentric nature and the only megacity in ___MASK67___ . It covers an area of 7 , 110 square kilometers and lies entirely within the federal state of North Rhine - Westphalia . The Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan region spreads from ___MASK99___ - Bochum - Essen - Duisburg ( Ruhr Area ) in the north , to the urban areas of the cities of Mönchengladbach , Düsseldorf ( the state capital ), Wuppertal , Leverkusen , Cologne ( the region ' s largest and ___MASK67___ ' s fourth largest city ), and Bonn in the south . The location of the Rhine - Ruhr at the heart of the European blue banana makes it well connected to other major European cities and metropolitan areas like the Randstad , the Flemish Diamond and the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region . North Rhine - ___MASK37___ (, commonly shortened to NRW ) is the most populous state of ___MASK67___ , with a population of approximately 18 million , and the fourth largest by area . Its capital is Düsseldorf ; the most populous city is ___MASK36___ . Four of ___MASK67___ ' s ten largest cities  ___MASK36___ , Düsseldorf , ___MASK99___ , and Essen  are located within the state , as well as the largest metropolitan area on the European continent , Rhine - Ruhr . The Rhine (, , ) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps , forms part of the Swiss - Austrian , Swiss - Liechtenstein , Swiss - German and then the Franco - German border , then flows through the Rhineland and eventually empties into the North Sea in the ___MASK5___ . The largest city on the river Rhine is ___MASK36___ , Germany , with a population of more than 1 , 050 , 000 people . It is the second - longest river in Central and Western Europe ( after the Danube ), at about , with an average discharge of about . ___MASK7___ ( Latin : " Assindia ") is a city in North Rhine - Westphalia , ___MASK67___ . Its population of approximately 589 , 000 makes it the ninth - largest city in ___MASK67___ . It is the central city of the northern ( Ruhr ) part of the Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan area and seat to several of the region ' s authorities . ___MASK67___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK67___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK67___ is the most populous member state of the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK67___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is ___MASK88___ . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . Heinz Rudolf Erich Arthur Kunze ( born 30 November 1956 , in ___MASK91___ - Mittwald , North Rhine - Westphalia ) is a German writer and rock singer . His greatest hit was Dein ist mein ganzes Herz ( not to be confused with the homonymous song from the operetta Das Land des Lächelns ) in 1985 . ___MASK14___ is a town in northeast North Rhine - ___MASK37___ in north ___MASK67___ . This former county town lies on the northern slopes of the Wiehen Hills (" Wiehengebirge ") and has around 26 , 000 inhabitants . The town is in the Eastwestphalian district of Minden - ___MASK14___ ( in the " Regierungsbezirk " of Detmold ). ___MASK14___ was first mentioned in the records in 775 as " hlidbeki " and was given town rights in 1279 . ___MASK91___ is a town in the Minden - Lübbecke district , in North Rhine - Westphalia , ___MASK67___ . ___MASK36___ is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine - Westphalia and the fourth - largest city in Germany ( after ___MASK88___ , Hamburg , and Munich ). It is located within the Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan region , one of the major European metropolitan regions and the largest in Germany , with more than ten million inhabitants . ___MASK6___ is a town of about 83 , 000 inhabitants in the north - east of North Rhine - Westphalia , ___MASK67___ . The town extends along both sides of the River Weser . It is the capital of the district (" Kreis ") of ___MASK6___ - Lübbecke , which is part of the region of Detmold . ___MASK6___ is the historic political centre of the cultural region of ___MASK6___ Land . It is widely known as the intersection of the Mittelland Canal and the River Weser . The town is over 1 , 200 years old and has many buildings in the Weser Renaissance style , in addition to its architecturally symbolic 1 , 000 - year - old cathedral . ___MASK6___ - Lübbecke is a " Kreis " ( district ) in the northeastern part of North Rhine - Westphalia , ___MASK67___ . Neighboring districts are Diepholz , Nienburg , Schaumburg , Lippe , Herford , ___MASK34___ . ___MASK54___ ( Low Franconian , Ripuarian : " Düsseldörp " ) is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine - ___MASK37___ and the seventh most populous city in ___MASK67___ . ___MASK54___ is an international business and financial centre , renowned for its fashion and trade fairs . The city is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies . Messe ___MASK54___ organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows . ___MASK99___ is an independent city in North Rhine - Westphalia , Germany . It is in the middle part of the state and is considered to be the administrative , commercial and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr area . Its population of 581 , 612 ( 2015 ) makes it the 8th largest city in Germany . Moreover , ___MASK99___ is the largest city by area and population in the Ruhr Area , an urban area with some 5 . 1 million ( 2011 ) inhabitants which is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany .