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Hagen
(Encyclopedia)Hagen häˈgən [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Ennepe River. It is ...Hamm, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River, in the Ruhr d...Gelsenkirchen
(Encyclopedia)Gelsenkirchen gĕlˌzənkĭrkhˈən [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port on the ...Bad Godesberg
(Encyclopedia)Bad Godesberg bät gōˈdəsbĕrk [key], part of Bonn, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is the site of numerous foreign embassies and government agencies as well as residenc...Jacobi, Abraham
(Encyclopedia)Jacobi, Abraham jəkōˈbē [key], 1830–1919, American pediatrician, founder of pediatrics in the United States, b. Westphalia, Germany, M.D. Bonn, 1851. He was imprisoned for participating in the R...Kleve
(Encyclopedia)Kleve klēv [key], Cleve or Eng. Cleves, city (1994 pop. 44,780), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, near the Dutch border. Tourism is important in the city, and its manufactures include foodstuffs,...Bielefeld
(Encyclopedia)Bielefeld bēˈləfĕlt [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, N central Germany. It has been ...Bochum
(Encyclopedia)Bochum bōˈkho͝om [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. Mentioned in the 9th ce...Labadie, Jean de
(Encyclopedia)Labadie, Jean de, or Jean de la Badie both: zhäN də lä bädēˈ [key], 1610–74, French mystic, founder of the Labadists, a quietist sect. He had been a Roman Catholic priest, but c.1650 he embrac...Krefeld
(Encyclopedia)Krefeld krāˈfĕlt [key], city (1994 pop. 249,560), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port on the Rhine River. It is the center of the German silk and velvet industry, and is a major rail hub an...Browse by Subject
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