This is a list of geographical features in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Mountains

Eifel The Eifel (; lb, Äifel, ) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the southern area of the German-speaking Community of ...

Sauerland The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited. The Sauerland is the largest tourist region in ...

* Teutoburg Forest * Weser Uplands * Westerwald * Wiehen Hills

Rivers

Eder Eder may refer to: People * Eder (surname) * Éder (given name), a Portuguese or Spanish given name *Éder (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Éder Citadin Martins *Eder (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese footballer from Guinea-Bissau E ...

* Ems * Ennepe * Erft * Lenne * Lippe * Rhine *

Ruhr The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...

* Sieg * Weser * Wupper

Regions

Cologne Bight The Cologne Lowland,Dickinson 1953, 35, 461–64, 466–73.Elkins 1968, 229. also called the Cologne Bay or, less commonly, the Cologne Bight (german: Kölner Bucht), is a densely populated area of Germany lying between the cities of Bonn, Aachen ...

* Neanderthal *

Ostwestfalen-Lippe Ostwestfalen-Lippe (, literally ''East(ern) Westphalia-Lippe'', abbreviation OWL) is the eastern region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, congruent with the administrative region of Detmold and containing the eastern part of Westph ...

* Porta Westfalica * Rhine-Ruhr * Ruhr area * Rhineland * Westphalia

Cities

see List of cities in Germany and

List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population The following list sorts all cities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with a population of more than 50,000. As of December 31, 2017, 76 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of indiv ...

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