Einbürgerungstest North Rhine-Westphalia: the 10 state questions

The state coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is set out in the Act on the State Colours, the State Coat of Arms and the State Flag (§ 2). The shield is divided vertically: on the left a green field with a silver wavy bar, on the right a red field with a leaping silver steed. At the bottom, a red rose sits on a silver point.

So you recognise the coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia by three features: the wavy bar, the steed and the rose.

The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis is one of the districts (Landkreise) in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Its name refers to the two rivers, the Rhine and the Sieg.

The administration of the district takes care of tasks that are too big for a single municipality.

Under Article 34 of the state constitution, the state parliament (Landtag) of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is elected for five years. The new election takes place in the last quarter of the legislative term.

The legislative term ends with the first sitting of the new state parliament, even if the state parliament has been dissolved.

In local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), you can vote from the age of 16. This is regulated by § 7 of the Local Elections Act (KWahlG).

Local elections are the elections to the municipal and district assemblies. These are the municipal councils (Gemeinderäte) and the district councils (Kreistage).

The state colours of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) are green, white and red (§ 1 of the Act on the State Colours, the State Coat of Arms and the State Flag). The constitution leaves the state colours to the law (Article 1(2)).

The state flag has three horizontal stripes of equal width: green at the top, white in the middle, red at the bottom (§ 3).