Bouches-de-l'Yssel

The Département des Bouches -de- l'Yssel ( German department of IJsselmündungen; Dutch Department van de Monden van de IJssel ) was a country from 1811 to 1813 to the French belonging Territory. It was named after the area where the river IJssel. Do not confuse this with the department Département de l' Yssel - Supérieur ( Department of Overijssel ).

History

Before 1790 the area was part of the department to the historical province of Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. In connection with the Revolution in France (1789 ) and the first Revolutionary War ( 1792-1797 ) was created in 1795 in the northern Netherlands, the Batavian Republic. 1806 went on this in the Kingdom of Holland, ruled by Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte. After Louis abdicated in July 1810, the territory was incorporated into the French Empire.

To January 1, 1811 there was a reorganization of previous Dutch departments and alignment with the French administrative divisions. For the Department of IJsselmündungen there was no change with regard to the administrative area, it corresponded to that of the previous Dutch Department of Overijssel. In contrast, the new Department of the Upper - IJssel was formed from parts of the previous Departments of money.

Temporary, from 1 January to 27 April 1811 and the earlier the Grand Duchy of Berg belonging Arrondissement Coesfeld was attached ( Department of EMS ) under the new name arrondissement of Steinfurt to the Department of IJsselmündungen, and then moved to the newly formed Département de la lip.

According to the French administrative division in the department of arrondissements, cantons and municipalities were divided. The cantons were also justice of the peace districts.

After Napoleon's defeat in the Battle of Leipzig ( October 1813 ) the country came into the possession of William of Orange -Nassau in December 1813. Taken in response to the Congress of Vienna (June 1815) agreements, the region to the new Kingdom of the Netherlands. In August 1815 this was divided into provinces, from the Department of IJsselmündungen arose the modern province of Overijssel.

Structure

Capital ( chef-lieu ) of the department or office of the prefecture was the city of Zwolle. It was divided into three arrondissements and cantons 15:

The Department had an area of 1,450 square kilometers and in 1812 a total of 145,000 inhabitants.