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First posted on January 3rd 2008, last revised on May 25th 2008







The Land Nordrhein-Westfalen was formed in 1946 by merging the Prussian Province of Westfalen (Westphalia) with parts of the Rheinprovinz (Rhine Province); in 1947 the Land Lippe was annexed.

(West) Germany since 1945

Historical Atlas Nordrhein-Westfalen, Prussia : Rheinprovinz
Demographic History : NRW


Students' Paper : Roh, Yong Ho, The Rise of the Ruhr Area, Germany's Industrial Heartland, in the 19th Century (2007)







WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles Article North Rhine-Westphalia, from Wikipedia
Article Nordrhein-Westfalen, from Wikipedia German edition
Links, on History Category : North Rhine-Westphalia, from Wikipedia
Kategorie : Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalens, from Wikipedia German Edition
Historical Dictionary
Historical Maps from WHKMLA
Timelines
Accounts of History Article North Rhine-Westphalia : History, from Wikipedia
Article Geschichte des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, from Wikipedia German edition
Article Nordrhein-Westfalen : Geschichte, from GenWiki
Encyclopedia Articles see under Rheinprovinz, Westfalen, Lippe
Military
Economy Article : Nordrhein-Westfalen : Geschichte, from Wikipedia German edition
Company History : Hochtief AG, Peek & Cloppenburg KG, Deutz AG, Bayer AG, RWE, Thyssen Krupp AG, Stinnes AG, RAG AG, from Funding Universe
Ethnography
Religion Articles Nordrhein-Westfalen : Religion, Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland, Lippische Landeskirche, Erzbistum Paderborn, Bistum Aachen, Erzbistum Köln, Bistum Essen, Bistum Münster, from Wikipedia German edition
History of Regions see Westfalen, Rheinprovinz, Lippe
Articles Rheingau : History, from Wikipedia
Articles Grafschaft Mark, Vest Recklinghausen, Hochstift Münster, Grafschaft Lingen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg, Grafschaft Rietberg, Herrschaft Rheda, Bistum Minden, Grafschaft Ravensberg, Land Lippe, Fürstbistum Paderborn, Herzogtum Westfalen, Sayn-Wittgenstein, Siegerland : Politische Geschichte, Herzogtum Berg, Grafschaft Limburg, Stift Essen, Stift Werden, Herzogtum Kleve, Kurköln, Herzogtum Jülich, Herzogtum Geldern, Grafschaft Moers, Österreichisch-Geldern, Geschichte des Ruhrgebiets, from Wikipedia German edition
History of Cities Dortmund, a Story of Change, by Kunzmann/Tata
Wikipedia articles : Altena : History, Arnsberg : History, Bielefeld : History, Bochum : History, Dortmund : History, Gelsenkirchen : History, Hamm : History, Herford : History Lippstadt : History Lüdenscheid : History, Münster : History Olpe : History, Soest : History, Witten : History, Lippstadt : History, Detmold, Aachen : History, Bonn : History, History of Cologne (Köln), Duisburg : History, Düsseldorf, Essen : History, Kleve : History, History of Koblenz, Krefeld : History, Trier : History, Wuppertal : History (= Elberfeld, Barmen)
Wikipedia German edition articles : Geschichte der Stadt Bochum, Geschichte der Stadt Dortmund Geschichte Hagens, Herford : Geschichte, Iserlohn : Geschichte, Minden : Geschichte, Paderborn : Geschichte, Geschichte der Stadt Witten, Detmold : Geschichte, Lemgo : Geschichte, Lippstadt : Geschichte
History of Essen, from Euro Travelling
History of Essen, from Life in Essen; History of Duisburg, from Duisburg am Rhein
Structures, Institutions Structurae : North Rhine-Westphalia
Bibliographies NRW, from Bibscout
Biographies

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen List of Prime Ministers, from World Statesmen (Ben Cahoon)
Population Figures Germany, Historical Demographical Data of the Administrative Divisions Since 1950, from Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer
Documents Verfassungen in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Constitutions in NRW), from Verfassungen.de, in German
Archives Archive NRW
State Symbols Flag of NRW, from FOTW

PRINTED REFERENCE
Online Libraries Digitale Texte im Seminar für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Univ. Köln; many 19th century texts on the Rh., mostly in German
General Accounts Gustav Engel, Politische Geschichte Westfalens (Political History of W.), Köln : Grote 1968 [G]
Specific Topics
Handbook / Encyclopedia Entries Territorien-Ploetz : Geschichte der Deutschen Länder, Vol.1, Würzburg 1964, in German [G]