^ abAlmanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 381-382, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 (in French)
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bouches, weser, french, buʃ, zɛʁ, mouths, weser, german, wesermündungen, german, wersermünnen, department, first, french, empire, present, germany, formed, 1811, when, region, annexed, france, prior, napoleonic, occupation, territory, been, divided, between, f. 53 05 N 8 49 E 53 08 N 8 81 E 53 08 8 81 Bouches du Weser French buʃ dy vɛ zɛʁ Mouths of the Weser German Wesermundungen Low German Wersermunnen was a department of the First French Empire in present day Germany It was formed in 1811 when the region was annexed by France Prior to the Napoleonic occupation its territory had been divided between the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen the duchy of Oldenburg and the Hanoverian duchies of Bremen and Verden the latter of which had intermittently been incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 Its territory is part of the current German states of Lower Saxony and Bremen Its capital was Bremen French Breme Bouches du Weser among the French departments in 1812The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons situation in 1812 1 Bremen cantons Achim Bremen 4 cantons Lilienthal Ottersberg Rotenburg Syke Thedinghausen and Verden Bremerlehe cantons Beverstedt Bremerlehe Dorum Hagen im Bremischen Osterholz and Vegesack Nienburg cantons Alt Bruchhausen Bassum Hoya Liebenau Nienburg Rethem Stolzenau Sulingen and Walsrode Oldenburg cantons Berne Burhave Delmenhorst Elsfleth Hatten Oldenburg Ovelgonne Rastede Varel and Westerstede Its population in 1812 was 327 175 1 After Napoleon was defeated in 1814 the department was divided between the Kingdom of Hanover the Duchy of Oldenburg and the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen References edit a b Almanach Imperial an bissextil MDCCCXII p 381 382 accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bouches du Weser amp oldid 1207111656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
