Editing Westphalia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sauerland.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Sauerland]] mountainous landscape]]
[[File:Bauernhof Melle 2.jpg|thumb|left|Typical [[Low German house|Westphalian houses]]]]

===Landscapes===
Being a part of the [[North German Plain]], most of Westphalia's north is flat. In the south the German [[Central Uplands]] emerge. Westphalia is divided into the following landscapes.<ref name="Westphalia-Lippe" />

'''Flat to hilly''' ''({{cvt|498|m|disp=or}} and under):'' [[East Westphalia]], [[Münsterland]], eastern [[Ruhr|Ruhr Metropolitan Area]], [[Tecklenburg Land]], [[Hellweg Börde|Westphalian Hellweg]]

'''Hilly to mountainous''' ''(up to {{cvt|843|m|disp=or}}):'' Westphalian part of the [[Sauerland]], [[Siegerland]], [[Wittgenstein Land|Wittgenstein]]

===Largest cities===
{{see also|List of cities in Germany by population}}
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'''Eastern Ruhr Metropolitan Area'''
* [[Dortmund]]
* [[Bochum]]
* [[Gelsenkirchen]]
* [[Hagen]]
* [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]]
* [[Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia|Herne]]
* [[Bottrop]]
* [[Recklinghausen]]
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'''East Westphalia'''
* [[Bielefeld]]
* [[Paderborn]]
* [[Gütersloh]]
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'''Münsterland'''
* [[Münster]]
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'''Siegerland'''
* [[Siegen]]
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===Rivers===
Westphalia is roughly the region in between the rivers [[Rhine]] and [[Weser]], located both north and south of the [[Ruhr (river)|Ruhr]] River. Other important rivers are the [[Ems (river)|Ems]] and the [[Lippe (river)|Lippe]].<ref>[https://www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/Westfalen_Regional/Naturraum/Natuerliche_Fliessgewaesser LWL: Gewässerbildung und Systeme der natürlichen Fließgewässer in Westfalen]</ref>

===Mountains===
{{see also|List of mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia}}

The [[Langenberg (Rothaar)|Langenberg]] ({{cvt|843|m|disp=or}}) and the [[Kahler Asten]] ({{cvt|842|m|disp=or}}) in the Sauerland part of the [[Rothaar Mountains]] are Westphalia's and also North Rhine-Westphalia's highest mountains.

===Westphalia and Eastphalia===
The term "Westphalia" contrasts with the much less used term "[[Eastphalia]]", which roughly covers the southeastern part of the present-day state of [[Lower Saxony]], western [[Saxony-Anhalt]] and northern [[Thuringia]].<ref name="Part of Saxony" /><ref>[http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/wissen/jeder-kennt-westfalen-gibt-es-auch-ostfalen-aid-1.1596440 RP online: Jeder kennt Westfalen — gibt es auch Ostfalen?]</ref>

===Division===
Westphalia is divided into three [[Regierungsbezirk|governmental districts]]. These are subdivided into further [[Districts of Germany|districts]] and [[Independent city#Germany|independent cities]].

All districts and independent cities of the governmental districts of [[Arnsberg (region)|Arnsberg]] and [[Münster (region)|Münster]] are considered to be a part of Westphalia as a historic region. The [[Lippe (district)|District of Lippe]] as successor of the [[Free State of Lippe]] in the [[Detmold (region)|Governmental District of Detmold]] is rather considered to be a separate historic region.

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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Arnsberg (region)|Governmental District of Arnsberg]]<br />
3,582,497 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|3094|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities)
* [[File:DEU_Bochum_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bochum|City of Bochum]]
* [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Dortmund.svg|30px]] [[Dortmund|City of Dortmund]]
* [[File:Wappen_des_Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreises.svg|30px]] Ennepe-Ruhr District ''([[Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis]])''
* [[File:Stadtwappen_der_Stadt_Hagen.svg|30px]] [[Hagen|City of Hagen]]
* [[File:DEU_Hamm_COA.svg|30px]] [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|City of Hamm]]
* [[File:Herne_Coat_of_Arms.svg|30px]] [[Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia|City of Herne]]
* [[File:DEU_Hochsauerlandkreis_COA.svg|30px]] High Sauerland District ''([[Hochsauerlandkreis]])''
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_M%C3%A4rkischen_Kreises.svg|30px]] Markish District ''([[Märkischer Kreis]])''
* [[File:DEU Kreis Olpe COA.svg|30px]] [[Olpe (district)|District of Olpe]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Siegen-Wittgenstein_COA.svg|30px]] [[Siegen-Wittgenstein|District of Siegen-Wittgenstein]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Soest_COA.svg|30px]] [[Soest (district)|District of Soest]]
* [[File:Wappen_Kreis_Unna.svg|30px]] [[Unna (district)|District of Unna]]
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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Detmold (region)|Governmental District of Detmold]]<br />
1,706,919 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|2038|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities '''except''' [[Lippe (district)|District of Lippe]])
* [[File:DEU_Bielefeld_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bielefeld|City of Bielefeld]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_G%C3%BCtersloh.svg|30px]] [[Gütersloh (district)|District of Gütersloh]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_Herford.svg|30px]] [[Herford (district)|District of Herford]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_H%C3%B6xter.svg|30px]] [[Höxter (district)|District of Höxter]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Minden-Luebbecke_COA.svg|30px]] [[Minden-Lübbecke|District of Minden-Lübbecke]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_Paderborn.svg|30px]] [[Paderborn (district)|District of Paderborn]]
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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Münster (region)|Governmental District of Münster]]<br />
2,623,619 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|2671|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities)
* [[File:Wappen_Kreis_Borken.svg|30px]] [[Borken (district)|District of Borken]]
* [[File:DEU_Bottrop_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bottrop|City of Bottrop]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Coesfeld_COA.svg|30px]] [[Coesfeld (district)|District of Coesfeld]]
* [[File:DEU_Gelsenkirchen_COA.svg|30px]] [[Gelsenkirchen|City of Gelsenkirchen]]
* [[File:DEU Münster COA.svg|30px]] [[Münster|City of Münster]]
* [[File:Kreis_Recklinghausen_Wappen.svg|30px]] [[Recklinghausen (district)|District of Recklinghausen]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Steinfurt_COA.svg|30px]] [[Steinfurt (district)|District of Steinfurt]]
* [[File:Wappen_des_Kreises_Warendorf.svg|30px]] [[Warendorf (district)|District of Warendorf]]
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