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Ems Oriental

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Founded
  
1810

Date dissolved
  
May 30, 1814

Ems-Oriental (Dutch: Ooster-Eems; German: Ost-Ems) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was named after the river Ems. 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):

  • 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.

    After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the Kingdom of Hanover.

    References

    Ems-Oriental Wikipedia
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