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Prussia established the Rhine Province in 1824 by joining the provinces of Lower Rhine and Jülich-Cleves-Berg.

Its capital was Koblenz ; it had 8. 0 million inhabitants by 1939.

In 1920, the Saar was separated from the Rhine Province and administered by the League of Nations until a plebiscite in 1935, when the region was returned to Germany.

At the same time, in 1920, the districts of Eupen and Malmedy were transferred to Belgium ( see German-Speaking Community of Belgium ).

In 1946, the Rhine Province was divided up between the newly-founded states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The town of Wetzlar became part of Hesse.