The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in the capital of the most populated city where?
Munich Munich ( ; German: "München" , ] , Bavarian: "Minga" [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] , Czech: "Mnichov" ) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is also the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of around 1.5 million. The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 6 million people.
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (German: "Nordrhein-Westfalen" , ] , commonly shortened to NRW) is the most populous state of Germany, with a population of approximately 18 million, and the fourth largest by area. Its capital is Düsseldorf; the largest city is Cologne. Four of Germany's ten largest cities—Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and Essen—are located within the state, as well as the second largest metropolitan area on the European continent, Rhine-Ruhr.