He also received in 1981 a prize of North Rhine-Westphalia for young artists (de).

At 31, he was then the youngest mayor in North Rhine-Westphalia.

He founded five universities in North Rhine-Westphalia during the 1970s.

In 1972 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia became the responsible body for the music college.

After the war the town became part of the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

At its highest point, the group had 800 to 1300 members, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia.

It became part of North Rhine-Westphalia after the war.

At the time, the fire was the biggest public disaster in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia.

More than a million people are out of work in North Rhine-Westphalia alone.

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous (has the most people) land.