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North Rhine - Westphalia (, commonly shortened to NRW ) is the most populous state of Germany , with a population of approximately ___MASK16___ million , and the fourth largest by area . Its capital is Düsseldorf ; the most populous city is Cologne . Four of Germany ' s ten largest cities  Cologne , Düsseldorf , Dortmund , and Essen  are located within the state , as well as the largest metropolitan area on the European continent , Rhine - Ruhr . The Ruhr , or the Ruhr district , Ruhr region , Ruhr area or Ruhr valley , is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine - Westphalia , Germany . With a population density of ___MASK89___ , ___MASK11___ / km² and a population of eight and a half million , it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany , 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 ___MASK47___ million people , which is among the largest in Europe . Bernhard " Berni " Klodt ( ___MASK33___  ___MASK54___ ) was a German football player . He was born in Gelsenkirchen - Bismarck ; the goalkeeper Hans Klodt was his brother . Hans Klodt ( ___MASK45___  ___MASK60___ November ___MASK63___ ) was a German football player . He was the older brother of Bernhard Klodt . He was born in Gelsenkirchen ., Gelsenkirchen is a city in the North Rhine - Westphalia state of Germany . It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area . Its population in 2015 was c . ___MASK90___ , 000 . Hans Klodt ( June ___MASK30___ , ___MASK32___ -- November 7 , ___MASK63___ ) was a German football player . He was the older brother of Bernhard Klodt . He was born in Gelsenkirchen . , Like his brother he played for FC Schalke 04 where between 1936 and 1948 he stood in goal . In 1937 he won German Bundesliga as well as Tschammer Cup . In 1942 and 1943 , he was replaced by Heinz Flotho due to a war injury , and thus missed winning the championship in 1942 . His career began not at Schalke 04 but at BV Gelsenkirchen . In 1948 , he left Schalke for Beckum , where he played until 1955 . Between 1938 and 1941 he made a total of 17 appearances for the German national team . Westphalia is a region in northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine - Westphalia . It has an area of ___MASK60___ , 802 sq mi ( ___MASK8___ , 208 km² ) and ___MASK60___ . 9 million inhabitants .