Deux-Nèthes

The department of Deux- Nèthes ( German Department of the Nethen; Dutch Department van de Twee Nethen ) was a 1795 to 1814 the French State belonging to the department on the territory of the present Belgian province of Antwerp and the Dutch province of North Brabant. It was named after two branches of the river Nete.

History

The territory of the department belonged until 1792 to the Duchy of Brabant, which was part of the Austrian Netherlands. In April 1792, the French National Assembly declared war on the Habsburg monarchy. After the battle of Jemappes ( November 1792 ) the Austrian Netherlands fell completely under the control of France. On 9 Vendemiaire Year IV of the Republic (1 October 1795), the area was united on the basis of the "law on the unification of Belgium and Liege Region of the Republic " with France, which by the Treaties of Campo Formio (1797 ) and Luneville (1801 ) was confirmed by international law.

The area was classified according to the newly introduced in France Administrative divisions in nine departments, which were divided into arrondissements, cantons and municipalities. The cantons were also justice of the peace districts. First, the Department consisted of the arrondissements of Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout.

In March 1810 the kingdom was located north of Holland, ruled by Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte, contract ceded to France in a Paris closed North Brabant and other parts of the Kingdom of Holland. In April 1810, the new Department of the Rhine mouths was formed from the eastern part of the area, the western part was added to the Department of the two Nethen.

After the Congress of Vienna (June 1815) agreements, the area was assigned to the new Kingdom of the United Netherlands. In August 1815, the new kingdom was divided into provinces, from the Department of the two Nethen the province of Antwerp arose, the district Breda came to the province of North Brabant. After the Belgian Revolution in 1830, the province of Antwerp came to Belgium, the province of North Brabant remained in the Netherlands.

Structure

Capital ( chef-lieu ) of the department or office of the prefecture was the city of Antwerp ( Anvers ). It was divided into four arrondissements and cantons 28:

The Department had in 1805 an area of ​​2,854 square kilometers and 249 376 inhabitants in 1812, including the arrondissements Breda an area of ​​4,154 square kilometers and 367,184 inhabitants.