2020-MAR-26

Polity Timeline
NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

(Coblenz)

- RHENISH PRUSSIA

1935-09-16:

Demilitarized Zone of RHINELAND : Province of Rhenish Prussia

(Coblenz)

- RHENISH PRUSSIA

1945-04-30:

NORTHERN RHINELAND Region

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTHERN RHINELAND

1945-05-22:

NORTHERN RHINELAND Region

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTHERN RHINELAND

1948-01-01:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

1953-03-10:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

(Coblenz)

- RHENISH PRUSSIA

1927-01-01:

Western Territories of Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

(Duesseldorf)

- RHENISH PRUSSIA

1946-07-19:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

1948-01-01:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

1953-03-10:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

(Duesseldorf)

- NORTH RHINE-WESPHALIA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

GERMANY

1923-01-11:

BELGIUM +

FRANCE +

1923-10-21:

BELGIUM +

RHINELAND +

FRANCE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

1924-02-27:

BELGIUM +

FRANCE +

1924-08-01:

GERMANY

1945-04-30:

AMERICA

1945-05-22:

UNITED KINGDOM

1947-01-01:

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

1948-06-03:

FRENCH UNION +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

1949-09-07:

WEST GERMANY +

FRENCH UNION +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

1955-05-06:

WEST GERMANY

1993-11-01:

GERMANY +

EUROPEAN UNION +

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Coblenz

1918-12-01:

Düsseldorf

1921-03-08:

Essen

1924-11-27:

Düsseldorf

1929-11-01:

Koblenz

1937-04-01:

Düsseldorf

1949-04-28:

Köln

1952-05-27:

Düsseldorf

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

RHEINPREUSSEN

1923-01-11:

RUHR

1924-08-01:

RHEINPREUSSEN

1937-04-01:

DÜSSELDORF

1945-04-30:

NORTHERN RHINELAND

1945-06-20:

NORDRHEIN

1946-07-19:

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

1923-01-11:

RUHR Zone [French and Belgian Occupation]

1923-10-21:

RUHR State [French and Belgian Occupation]

1924-02-27:

RUHR Zone [French and Belgian Occupation]

1924-08-01:

Western Territories of Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

1930-06-30:

Demilitarized Zone of RHINELAND : Province of Rhenish Prussia

1936-03-07:

Rhine Province : RHENISH PRUSSIA

1937-04-01:

DUSSELDORF District

1945-04-30:

NORTHERN RHINELAND Region

1945-06-20:

NORTH RHINE Province

1946-07-19:

State of NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

Ruler changes: