Ems-Supérieur (French:
[ɛms sy.pe.ʁjœʁ], "Upper
Ems";
German: Ober-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):
[1]
-
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.
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Lingen, cantons:
Bevergern,
Freren,
Fürstenau,
Haselünne,
Ibbenbüren,
Lingen,
Meppen,
Papenburg and
Sögel.
Its population in 1812 was 415,018.
[1]
After
Napoleon was defeated in 1814, most of the department became part of the
Kingdom of Hanover.
References
52°29′34.13″N 7°51′18.81″E / 52.4928139°N 7.8552250°E / 52.4928139; 7.8552250