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Clue
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Answer
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A
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Aachen
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B
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Former Capital of the Federal Republic of Germany 330,579
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Bonn
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C
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Name of Cologne during the reign of the ancient Roman Empire
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Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
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D
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District-free city, where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine 495,885
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Duisburg
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E
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District-free city in the center of the Ruhrgebiet 582,415
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Essen
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F
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Dialect spoken in the northwest (Lower Rhine)
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Low Franconian
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G
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After the Varian Disaster (Varusschlacht) this roman general and father of Caligula led AD 14-16 several campaigns into Germania Magna through the Lippe Valley and with a fleet over the North Sea
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Nero Claudius Germanicus
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H
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Traditional greeting during Carnival ( Karneval) Fool's call (Narrenruf) Especially common around the capital and right of the Rhine
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Helau
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I
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The western part of North Rhine-Westphalia was part of this Roman Province
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Germania Inferior
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J
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United Duchies in western/ central North Rhine-Westphalia 1521-1609/66 Prussian Province in western North Rhine-Westphalia 1815-1822
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Jülich-Cleves-Berg
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K
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Largest city German name 1,083,498
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Köln
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L
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State that became part of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1947 Represented through a flower on the state seal
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Lippe
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M
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District-free city in northern Westphalia 316,403
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Münster
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N
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Neighboring country
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Netherlands
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O
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District-free city in the western Ruhrgebiet 209,566
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Oberhausen
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P
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Traditional westphalian bread made out of dark rye berries Also called Schwarzbrot
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Pumpernickel
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Q
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The Romans built this to transport water from the Eifel to Cologne Also called RömerkanalContains a Q
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Eifel Aqueduct
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R
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Neighboring state
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Rheinland-Pfalz
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S
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Duchy that the east of North Rhine-Westphalia was part of up to 1180 After the deposition of Henry the Lion it was split up
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Saxony
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T
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Forested hill ridge in Westphalia and alleged location of the Varian Disaster (Varusschlacht) in AD 9 Formerly known as Osning
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Teutoburg Forest
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U
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After the second World War North Rhine-Westphalia was occupied by this country 1945-1949/91
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United Kingdom
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V
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After the first World War this railway became a sovereign part of Belgium It separates several north rhine-westphalian exclaves (e.g. Mützenich) from the mainland
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Vennbahn
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W
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City in the Bergisches Land known for its suspension railway ( Schwebebahn) 355,004
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Wuppertal
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X
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Town at the lower rhine Known for its archaelogical park at the site of the roman city Colonia Ulpia Traiana 21,521
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Xanten
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Y
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Major steel producer from #D und #E Contains an Y
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ThyssenKrupp AG
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Z
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World Heritage Site in #E Mining complex
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Zeche Zollverein
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Ä
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German name for the inhabitants of the Rhineland (North Rhine) Contains an Ä
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Rheinländer
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Ö
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Type of beer from Cologne Contains an Ö
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Kölsch
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Ü
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Capital Contains an Ü 620,523
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Düsseldorf
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