Ems-Supérieur
thumb|Location of Ems-Supérieur in France (1812) Ems-Supérieur (, "Upper Ems"; ) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was formed in 1811, when the region was annexed by France. Its territory was part of the present-day German lands Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Its capital was Osnabrück.
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1811
- Dissolved
- 30 May 1814
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- Instance of
- department of France
- Named after
- Ems
- Official name
- Ems-Supérieur
- Country
- France
- Located in
- France
- Capital
- Osnabrück
- Shares border with
- Ems-Occidental
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thumb|Location of Ems-Supérieur in France (1812) Ems-Supérieur (, "Upper Ems"; ) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was formed in 1811, when the region was annexed by France. Its territory was part of the present-day German lands Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Its capital was Osnabrück.
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812): Osnabrück, cantons: Bramsche, Dissen, Bad Essen, Bad Iburg, Lengerich, Melle, Osnabrück (3 cantons), Ostbevern, Ostercappeln, Tecklenburg and Versmold. Minden, cantons: Petershagen, Bünde, Enger, Levern, Lübbecke, Minden, Quernheim, Rahden, Uchte and Werther. Quakenbrück, cantons: Ankum, Cloppenburg, Diepholz, Dinklage, Friesoythe, Löningen, Quakenbrück, Vechta, Vörden and Wildeshausen. Lingen, cantons: Bevergern, Freren, Fürstenau, Haselünne, Ibbenbüren, Lingen, Meppen, Papenburg and Sögel.