Ems-Oriental
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Ems-Oriental (Script error: No such module "IPA"., "Eastern Ems"; Template:Langx, Template:Langx) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory is part of the present-day German region of East Frisia in Lower Saxony. Its capital was Aurich. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]
- Aurich, cantons: Aurich, Berum, Norden and Timmel.
- Emden, cantons: Emden, Leer, Oldersum, Pewsum and Stickhausen.
- Jever, cantons: Esens, Hooksiel, Jever, Rüstringen and Wittmund.
Its population in 1812 was 128,200.[1]
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the Kingdom of Hanover.
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- ↑ a b Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 398, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 Template:In lang
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