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[[Image:Departments of French Empire Roer 1811.svg|thumb|Roer (red) besides other departments in the North of the French Empire, 1811]]
|native_name = {{native name|fr|Département de la Roer}}
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[[File:Dep-roer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Map of the département de la Roer, circa the early 1800s.]]
|conventional_long_name = Department of Roer
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'''Roer''' was a [[Departments of France|department]] of the [[First French Empire]] in present-day [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. It was named after the river [[Roer]], which flows through the department. It was formed in 1795, when the [[Southern Netherlands]] and the [[left bank of the Rhine]] were occupied by the French. The department was formed from the duchies of [[duchy of Jülich|Jülich]] and [[duchy of Cleves|Cleves]], the part of the [[Archbishopric of Cologne]] left of the Rhine, the [[Free City of Aachen]], the [[Prussian Guelders|Prussian part]] of the duchy of [[Guelders]] and some smaller territories. In 1805 the city of [[Wesel]] was added to the department. The capital was [[Aachen|Aix-la-Chapelle]] (''Aachen'').
|common_name = Roer
|year_start = 1797
|year_end = 1814
|flag = Flag of France
|image_flag =
|image_map = Roer departement (1812).svg
|image_map_caption = Location of Roer in France (1812)
|subdivision = [[Departments of France|Department]]
|nation = the [[French First Republic]] and the [[First French Empire]]
|capital = [[Aachen]]
|stat_year1 = 1809
|stat_pop1 = 616,287
|stat_year2 = 1812
|stat_pop2 = 631,094
|p1 = Duchy of Jülich
|p2 = Duchy of Cleves
|p3 = Electorate of Cologne
|p4 = Free Imperial City of Aachen
|p5 = Free Imperial City of Cologne
|p6 = Prussian Guelders
|s1 = Kingdom of Prussia
|s2 = United Kingdom of the Netherlands
|area_gained1 = [[Wesel]]
|gained_from1 = [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]
|area_gained_year1 = 1808
|today = [[Germany]]<br/>[[Netherlands]]
}}
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'''Roer''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁɔɛʁ|lang}}) was a [[Departments of France|department]] of the [[French First Republic]] and later [[First French Empire]] in present-day [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. It was named after the river [[Roer]] (Rur), which flows through the department. It was formed in 1797, when the [[left bank of the Rhine]] was occupied by the French. The department was formed from the duchies of [[duchy of Jülich|Jülich]] and [[duchy of Cleves|Cleves]], the part of the [[Electorate of Cologne|Archbishopric of Cologne]] left of the Rhine, the [[Free City of Aachen]], the [[Prussian Guelders|Prussian part]] of the duchy of [[Guelders]] and some smaller territories. In 1805 the city of [[Wesel]] was added to the department. The capital was [[Aachen|Aix-la-Chapelle]] (''Aachen'').


The department was subdivided in the following [[arrondissement]]s and [[canton (subnational entity)|cantons]] (situation in 1812):<ref name=Gallica>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f454.image Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII], p. 458-9, accessed in [[Gallica]] 16 July 2013 {{fr icon}}</ref>
The department was subdivided in the following [[arrondissement]]s and [[canton (administrative division)|cantons]] (situation in 1812):<ref name=Gallica>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f454.image Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII], p. 458-9, accessed in [[Gallica]] 16 July 2013 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


* [[Aachen]], cantons: [[Aachen]] (2 cantons), [[Burtscheid]], [[Düren]], [[Eschweiler]], [[Vettweiß|Froitzheim]], [[Geilenkirchen]], [[Schleiden|Gemünd]], [[Heinsberg]], [[Linnich]], [[Monschau]] and [[Sittard]].
* [[Aachen]] (Aix-la-Chapelle), cantons: [[Aachen]] (2 cantons), [[Burtscheid]], [[Düren]], [[Eschweiler]], [[Vettweiß|Froitzheim]], [[Geilenkirchen]], [[Schleiden|Gemünd]], [[Heinsberg]], [[Linnich]], [[Monschau]] and [[Sittard]].
* [[Cleves]], cantons: [[Cleves]], [[Geldern]], [[Goch]], [[Horst aan de Maas|Horst]], [[Kalkar]], [[Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia|Kranenburg]], [[Wachtendonk|Wankum]], [[Wesel]] and [[Xanten]].
* [[Cleves]], cantons: [[Cleves]], [[Geldern]], [[Goch]], [[Horst aan de Maas|Horst]], [[Kalkar]], [[Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia|Kranenburg]], [[Wachtendonk|Wankum]], [[Wesel]] and [[Xanten]].
* [[Krefeld]], cantons: [[Krefeld]], [[Brüggen, Germany|Bracht]], [[Erkelenz]], [[Kempen, Germany|Kempen]], [[Moers]], [[Willich|Neersen]], [[Neuss]], [[Odenkirchen]], [[Rheinberg]], [[Uerdingen]], [[Viersen]]
* [[Krefeld]] (Crefeld), cantons: [[Krefeld]], [[Brüggen, Germany|Bracht]], [[Erkelenz]], [[Kempen, Germany|Kempen]], [[Moers]], [[Willich|Neersen]], [[Neuss]], [[Odenkirchen]], [[Rheinberg]], [[Uerdingen]], [[Viersen]]
* [[Cologne]], cantons: [[Cologne]] (4 cantons), [[Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia|Bergheim]], [[Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia|Brühl]], [[Dormagen]], [[Grevenbroich|Elsen]], [[Jülich]], [[Kerpen]], [[Erftstadt|Lechenich]], [[Lindenthal, Cologne|Weiden]] and [[Zülpich]].
* [[Cologne]], cantons: [[Cologne]] (4 cantons), [[Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia|Bergheim]], [[Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia|Brühl]], [[Dormagen]], [[Grevenbroich|Elsen]], [[Jülich]], [[Kerpen]], [[Erftstadt|Lechenich]], [[Lindenthal, Cologne|Weiden]] and [[Zülpich]].


Its population in 1812 was 631,094.<ref name=Gallica/>
Its population in 1812 was 631,094.<ref name=Gallica/>


After [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] was defeated in 1814, the department was divided between the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]] (left bank of the [[Meuse River|Meuse]] and a strip along its right bank including [[Gennep]], [[Tegelen]] and Sittard, in present-day [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Dutch Limburg]]) and the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] ([[Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]], now part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]).
After [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] was defeated in 1814, the department was divided between the [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands]] (left bank of the [[Meuse]] and a strip along its right bank including [[Gennep]], [[Tegelen]] and Sittard, in present-day [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Dutch Limburg]]) and the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] ([[Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]], now part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]).

==Gallery==

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File:Departments of French Empire Roer 1811.svg|Roer (red) besides other departments in the north of the French Empire, 1811
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File:Dep-roer.jpg|Map of the Roer departement, circa the early 1800s.
File:Département de la Roer.svg|Administrative divisions
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 3 January 2025

Department of Roer
Département de la Roer (French)
Department of the French First Republic and the First French Empire
1797–1814

Location of Roer in France (1812)
CapitalAachen
Area transferred
 • 1808Wesel from Prussia
Population 
• 1809
616,287
• 1812
631,094
History 
• Established
1797
• Disestablished
1814
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Cleves
Electorate of Cologne
Free Imperial City of Aachen
Free Imperial City of Cologne
Prussian Guelders
Kingdom of Prussia
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Today part ofGermany
Netherlands

Roer (French: [ʁɔɛʁ]) was a department of the French First Republic and later First French Empire in present-day Germany and the Netherlands. It was named after the river Roer (Rur), which flows through the department. It was formed in 1797, when the left bank of the Rhine was occupied by the French. The department was formed from the duchies of Jülich and Cleves, the part of the Archbishopric of Cologne left of the Rhine, the Free City of Aachen, the Prussian part of the duchy of Guelders and some smaller territories. In 1805 the city of Wesel was added to the department. The capital was Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen).

The department was subdivided in the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

Its population in 1812 was 631,094.[1]

After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department was divided between the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (left bank of the Meuse and a strip along its right bank including Gennep, Tegelen and Sittard, in present-day Dutch Limburg) and the Kingdom of Prussia (Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, now part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).

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  • Roer (red) besides other departments in the north of the French Empire, 1811
    Roer (red) besides other departments in the north of the French Empire, 1811
  • Map of the Roer departement, circa the early 1800s.
    Map of the Roer departement, circa the early 1800s.
  • Administrative divisions
    Administrative divisions

References

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  1. ^ a b Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 458-9, accessed in Gallica 16 July 2013 (in French)

51°10′N 6°30′E / 51.167°N 6.500°E / 51.167; 6.500

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