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* Oldenburg, cantons: [[Berne, Germany|Berne]], [[Butjadingen|Burhave]], [[Delmenhorst]], [[Elsfleth]], [[Hatten]], [[Oldenburg]], [[Ovelgönne]], [[Rastede]], [[Varel]] and [[Westerstede]]. |
* Oldenburg, cantons: [[Berne, Germany|Berne]], [[Butjadingen|Burhave]], [[Delmenhorst]], [[Elsfleth]], [[Hatten]], [[Oldenburg]], [[Ovelgönne]], [[Rastede]], [[Varel]] and [[Westerstede]]. |
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After [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] was defeated in [[1814]], the département was divided over the [[Hanover (state)|Kingdom of Hanover]], the [[Oldenburg (state)|Duchy of Oldenburg]], and the free city of [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]. |
After [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] was defeated in [[1814]], the département was divided over the [[Hanover (state)|Kingdom of Hanover]], the [[Oldenburg (state)|Duchy of Oldenburg]], and the free city of [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]. |
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Revision as of 14:15, 9 January 2007
Bouches-du-Weser (German: Wesermündungen) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. It is named after the mouth of the river Weser. It was formed in 1811, when the region was annexed by France. Prior to the Napoleonic occupation; its territory was divided between the free city of Bremen, the duchy of Oldenburg, and the Electorate of Hanover. Its territory is part of the present German states Lower Saxony and Bremen. Its capital was Bremen. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons:
- Bremen, cantons: Achim, Bremen, Lilienthal, Ottersberg, Rotenburg, Syke, Thedinghausen and Verden.
- Bremerlehe, cantons: Beverstedt, Bremerlehe, Dorum, Hagen im Bremischen, Osterholz and Vegesack.
- Nienburg, cantons: Bassum, Bruchhausen, Hoya, Liebenau, Nienburg, Rethem, Stolzenau, Sulingen and Walsrode.
- Oldenburg, cantons: Berne, Burhave, Delmenhorst, Elsfleth, Hatten, Oldenburg, Ovelgönne, Rastede, Varel and Westerstede.
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the département was divided over the Kingdom of Hanover, the Duchy of Oldenburg, and the free city of Bremen.