L iving ▁people ▁Category : L ith uan ian ▁female ▁cross - country ▁ski ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁cross - country ▁ski ers ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁Category : C ross - country ▁ski ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : C ross - country ▁ski ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : C ross - country ▁ski ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁Lied ▁für ▁NR W ▁or ▁Hier ▁an ▁Rhein ▁und ▁Ru hr ▁und ▁in ▁West f alen ▁is , ▁since ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁a ▁non - o fficial ▁regional ▁anth em ▁of ▁this ▁German ▁Bundes land . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁local ▁anth ems ▁of ▁certain ▁regions ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁but ▁there ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁an ▁anth em ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁state . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁anth em ▁was ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁broadcast ing ▁station ▁West deutsch er ▁Rund f unk ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁state ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁on ▁its ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁It ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁official ▁anni versary ▁date , ▁at ▁Düsseldorf , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁capital . ▁ ▁Copy right ▁▁ ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁Hans ▁K ni pp