Hotels in North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany

Hotels in North Rhine-Westphalia

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia was established by the British military administration on 23 August 1946. Originally it consisted of Westphalia and the northern parts of the Rhine Province, both formerly belonging to Prussia. In 1947 the former state of Lippe was merged with North Rhine-Westphalia, hence leading to the present borders of the state.

North Rhine-Westphalia is centred on the sprawling Rhine-Ruhr urbanised region, which contains the cities of Düsseldorf, Bonn and Cologne as well as the Ruhr Area industrial complex. The Ruhr area consists of, among others, the cities of Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and Oberhausen.

The capital city is Düsseldorf, and the largest city is Cologne (Köln). Other major cities are Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, Oberhausen, Aachen, Bielefeld, Bonn, Bochum, Bottrop, Bergisch Gladbach, Mönchengladbach, Mülheim, Münster, Gelsenkirchen, Krefeld, Hagen, Hamm, Herne, Iserlohn, Leverkusen, Neuss, Paderborn, Recklinghausen, Remscheid, Siegen, Solingen, Witten and Wuppertal.

Besides the Nationalpark Eifel there are 14 nature parks covering more than one quarter of the entire space of this federal state.
Active people will find a lot to do. Hikers can walk along many long-distance routes, some of which have been awarded excellence awards. Cyclists will also find all to their liking – NRW is the cycling region number one of Germany.

Water sports, riding and golf - in terms of sport, North Rhine-Westphalia really is an attractive proposition. And you can even ski here the whole year round.
Leisure parks, adventure pools and funsports - no limits are set to your recreation. In NRW you will find ideal opportunities to be active, to keep fit and try something new.