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North Rhine-Westphalia


 

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The flag of North Rhine-Westphalia is green-white-red with the combined coats of arms of the Prussian Rhine province (white line before green background), Westphalia (the white horse) and Lippe (the red rose).

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According to legend the horse in the Westphalian coat of arms is the horse that the Saxonian leader Widukind rode after his baptism. Other theories attribute the horse to Henry the Lion.

Related Topics:
Widukind - Henry the Lion

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Introduction
Geography
History
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List of Premiers North Rhine-Westphalia
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