Osnabrück District

Osnabrück District (1809)
Basic data
Country	Kingdom of Westphalia (1807–1810) France (1811–1813)
Department :	Weser (1807-1810) Upper Ems (1811-1813)
Sub-prefecture :	Osnabrück
Residents:	122,035 (1808) 138,340 (1812)
Structure:	22 cantons (1807–1810) 13 cantons (1811–1813)
Absorbed in:	Kingdom of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

The Osnabrück district was from 1807 to 1810 a district of the Weser department in the Kingdom of Westphalia . From 1811 until its dissolution in 1813 it formed the Arrondissement of Osnabrück in the department of the Upper Ems , which was part of the French Empire . The seat of the sub-prefecture was in Osnabrück .

The district of Osnabrück in the department of the Weser 1807-1810

The district of Osnabrück in the Kingdom of Westphalia 1807-1810

The Principality of Osnabrück , which emerged from the Osnabrück Monastery in 1802 , briefly belonged to Prussia in 1806 and, from 1807, to the Kingdom of Westphalia . The Osnabrück district in the Weser department was formed from the principality . It essentially comprised the area of ​​today's district of Osnabrück , today's city of Osnabrück and the south of today's district of Vechta . In 1808 the district was divided into 22 cantons with a total of 122,035 inhabitants:

Canton	towns and places
Osnabrück city	City of Osnabrück
Osnabrück-Land	Schinkel , Voxtrup , Harderberg , Nahne , Malbergen , Holzhausen , Ohrbeck , Hasbergen , Hellern , Gaste , Atter , Haste
Glandorf	Glandorf , Schierloh , Sudendorf , Westendorf , Averfehrden , Schwege , Laer , Remsede , Müschen , Hardensetten , Winkelsetten , Westerwiede
Diss	Dissen , Nolle , Aschen , Aschendorf , Erpen , Hilter , Natrup , Hankenberge
Borgloh	Borgloh , Eppendorf , Wellendorf , Uphöfen , Allendorf , Ebbendorf , Wellingholzhausen , Uhlenberg , Nüven , Kerßenbrock , Vessendorf , Handarpe , Himmern
Neuenkirchen	Neuenkirchen , Suttorf , Holterdorf , Küingdorf , Redecke , Insingdorf , Ostenfelde , Schiplage , Riemsloh , Krukum , Döhren , Westendorf , Bennien , Westhoyel , Hoyel , Grossen-Aschen
Melle	Melle , Bakum , Eicken , Gerden , Dielingdorf , Eickholt , Laer , Drantum , Altenmelle , Gesmold , Wennigsen , Oldendorf , Föckinghausen , Westerhausen , Oberholsten , Niederholsten
Buer	Buer , Holzhausen , Hustädte , Sehlingdorf , Meesdorf , Markendorf , Bulsten , Tittingdorf , Wehringdorf , Düingdorf , Wetter , Eicken , Barkhausen
Iburg	Iburg , Glane , Sentrup , Visbeck , Ostenfelde , Hagen , Altenhagen , Mentrup , Beckerode , Gellenbeck , Sudenfeld , Natrup
Bissendorf	Bissendorf , Natbergen , Eistrup , Uphausen , Holsten , Mündrup , Wersche , Stockum , Holte , Sünsbeck , Nembden , Himbergen , Oesede , Dröper , Oesede monastery , Dratum , Ausbergen ,
Narrower	Engter , Kalkriese , Evinghausen , Schleptrup , Wallenhorst , Lechtingen , Pye , Hollage , Rulle , Icker
Schledenhausen	Schledehausen , Jeggen , Wulften , Krevinghausen , Astrup , Grambergen , Ellerbeck , Wissingen , Belm , Powe , Vehre , Haltern , Wellingen , Darum , Lüstringen , Gretesch
eat	Essen , Wehrendorf , Harpenfeld , Lockhausen , Eielstädt , Hüsede , Lintorf , Heithöfen , Wimmer , Hördinghausen , Dahlinghausen , Barkhausen , Linne , Rabber , Brockhausen
Ostercappeln	Ostercappeln , Hitzhausen , Jöstinghausen , Herringhausen , Haaren , Nordhausen , Schwagstorf , Stirpe , Oelingen , Venne , Vorwalde , Niewedde , Broxten
Gehrde	Gehrde , Hastrup , Rüsfort , Helle , Groß Drehle , Neuenkirchen , Nellinghof , Grapperhausen , Bieste , Klein Drehle , Hörsten
Vörden	Vörden , Damme , Holte , Osterfeine , Holdorf , Fladderlohausen , Rüschendorf , Osterdamme , Hinnenkamp , Borringhausen , Reselage
Bramsche	Bramsche , Pente , Achmer , Rieste , Hesepe , Epe , Sögeln ,
Merzen	Merzen , Ueffeln , Balkum , Alfhausen , Heeke , Wallen , Thiene , Neuenkirchen , Vinte , Limbergen , Lintern , Südehler , Lechtrup , Osteroden , Westeroden , Plaggenschale , Döllinghausen , Engelern
Fürstenau	Fürstenau , Schwagstorf , Hollenstede , Kellinghausen , Settrup , Klein Bokern , Dalum , Vechtel , Lonnerbecke , Voltlage , Weese , Höckel
Ankum	Ankum , Bersenbrück , Druchhorn , Nortrup , Loxten , Kettenkamp , Bockraden , Hekese , Restrup , Döthen , best , Holsten , Basum , Sussum , tallow , Ahausen , Bokel , Brickwedde
Quakenbrück	Quakenbrück , Badbergen , Langen , Wulften , Grönloh , Wehdel , Wohld , Grothe , Vehs , Lechterke , Groß Mimmelage
mountains	Berge , Grafeld , Anten , Dalvers , Börstel , Bippen , Hartlage , Ohrte , Ohrtermersch , Menslage , Renslage , Hahlen , Hostels , Klein Mimmelage , Wierup , Andorf , Schandorf , Bottorf , Borg , Wasserhausen

The Arrondissement of Osnabrück in the French Empire 1811–1813

Situation in France 1811–1813

Location in the department of the Upper Ems 1811–1813

After the French Empire annexed the entire north-west of Germany , the Osnabrück district became the Osnabrück arrondissement in the French department of the Upper Ems. The north of the district with the cantons of Quakenbrück, Berge, Ankum, Merzen and Gehrde fell to the arrondissement Quakenbrück and the canton Fürstenau to the arrondissement Lingen . At the same time the Tecklenburger Land as well as parts of the Münsterland and the Ravensberger Land came to the Arrondissement of Osnabrück.

The arrondissement was divided into cantons and Mairien (mayor's offices) based on the French model . In 1812 there were thirteen cantons with 138,340 inhabitants:

Canton	Mairie	Cities and villages
Osnabrück intra muros	Osnabrück	City of Osnabrück
Osnabrück extra muros	Parish Cathedral	Schinkel , Haste
	Parish of St. Johannis	Nahne , Malbergen , Holzhausen , Harderberg , Voxtrup
	Parish of St. Marien	Hellern , guests , atter
	Parish of St. Cathrinen	Ohrbeck , Hasbergen , Hörne
Osnabrück-Land	Rule	Rule
	Wallenhorst	Wallenhorst, Lechtingen , Pye , Hollage ,
	Belm	Belm, Vehre , Gretesch
	Icker	Icker, Haltern , Wellingen , Darum , Lüstringen , Powe ,
Bramsche	Bramsche	Bramsche, Pente , Achmer , Rieste , Hesepe , Epe , Sögeln ,
	Narrower	Engter, Kalkriese , Evinghausen , Schleptrup ,
Diss	Diss	Dissen, Nolle , Aschen , Aschendorf , Erpen , Kleekamp , Westbarthausen
	Hilter	Hilter, Natrup , Hankenberge
	Borgholzhausen	Borgholzhausen, Winkelshütten , Barnhausen , Wichlinghausen , Hamlingdorf , Cleve , Holtfeld , Casum , Oldendorf , Ostbarthausen , Berghausen
	Wellingholzhausen	Wellingholzhausen, Uhlenberg , Nüven , Kerßenbrock , Vessendorf , Handarpe , Himmern , Peingdorf , Oberschlochtern
eat	eat	Essen, Wehrendorf , Harpenfeld , Lockhausen , Eielstädt , Hüsede
	Lintorf	Lintorf, Heithöfen , Wimmer , Hördinghausen , Dahlinghausen
	Barkhausen	Barkhausen, Linne , Rabber , Brockhausen
	Buer	Buer, Holzhausen , Hustädte , Sehlingdorf , Meesdorf , Markendorf , Tittingdorf , Wehringdorf , Düingdorf , Wetter , Eicken , Barkhausen
	Oldendorf	Oldendorf, Föckinghausen , Westerhausen , Oberholsten , Niederholsten
Iburg	Iburg	Iburg
	Glane	Glane, Sentrup , Visbeck , Ostenfelde
	Hagen	Hagen, Altenhagen , Mentrup , Beckerode , Gellenbeck , Sudenfeld , Natrup
	Borgloh	Borgloh, Eppendorf , Wellendorf , Uphöfen , Allendorf , Ebbendorf
	Oesede	Oesede, Dröper , Oesede Monastery
	Bissendorf	Bissendorf, Natbergen , Eistrup , Uphausen , Holsten , Mündrup , Wersche , Stockum ,
	Fetched	Holte, Sünsbeck , Nembden , Himbergen
Lengerich	Lengerich	Lengerich, Aldrup , Andrup , Wechte , Ringel , Settel , Hohne , Schollbruch , Intrup
	Lienen	Lienen, Aldrup , Höste , Westerbeck , Holzhausen , Meckelwege , Kattenvenne , Holperdorp
	Ladbergen	Ladbergen, Hölter, Wester, Overbeck
Melle	Melle	Melle, Bakum , Eicken , Gerden , Dielingdorf , Eickholt , Laer , Drantum , Altenmelle
	Molded	Gesmold, Wennigsen , Üdinghausen , Warringhof , Dratum , Ausbergen ,
	Neuenkirchen	Neuenkirchen, Suttorf , Holterdorf , Küingdorf , Redecke , Insingdorf , Ostenfelde
	St. Anne	St. Annen, Schiplage , Gut Warmenau
	Riemsloh	Riemsloh, Krukum , Döhren , Westendorf , Bennien , Westhoyel , Hoyel , Grossen-Aschen
Ostbevern	Ostbevern	Ostbevern, Überwasser , Lehmbrock , Loburg , Brock , Schirl
	Westbevern	Westbevern, Vadrup , Brock
	Telgte	Telgte (north of the Ems), Vechtrup
	One	One
	Milte	Milte, Ostmilte , Hörste , Beverstrang , Gröblingen (north of the Hessel), Velsen
	Glandorf	Glandorf, Schierloh , Sudendorf , Westendorf , Averfehrden , Schwege
	Greven	Greven, Wentrup , Pentrup , Hüttrup , Schmedehausen , Fuestrup , Bockholt , Guntrup , Maestrup
Ostercappeln	Ostercappeln	Ostercappeln, Hitzhausen , Jöstinghausen , Herringhausen , Haaren , Nordhausen , Schwagstorf , Stirpe , Oelingen
	Venne	Venne, Vorwalde , Niewedde , Broxten
	Booed	Booed
	Hunteburg	Hunteburg, Meyerhöfen , Schwege , Welplage
	Schledehausen	Schledehausen, Jeggen , Wulften , Krevinghausen , Astrup , Grambergen , Ellerbeck , Wissingen , Linne
Tecklenburg	Tecklenburg	Tecklenburg
	Ledde	Ledde, Wieck , Danebrock , Oberbauer
	Leeden	Leeden, Loose
	Lotte	Lotte, Osterberg
	Wersen	Wersen, Büren , Halen
	Westerkappeln	Westerkappeln, Seeste , Osterbeck , Westerbeck , Metten , Sennlich , Hambüren , Handarpe , Lada
Versmold	Versmold	Versmold, Peckeloh , Loxten , Oesterweg
	Bockhorst	Bockhorst, Gut Stockheim
	Hesselteich	Hesselteich, Halstenbeck
	Listen	Listen
	Füchtorf	Füchtorf, Elve , Subbern , Rippelbaum , Twillingen , Harkotten
	Laer	Laer, Remsede , Müschen , Hardensetten , Winkelsetten , Westerwiede

Further development

After the end of the French era , most of the old Principality of Osnabrück became part of the Kingdom of Hanover . The parishes of Vörden , Neuenkirchen and Damme were separated and assigned to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg . The Tecklenburg, Münsterländer and Ravensberg areas became part of the new Prussian province of Westphalia .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kingdom of Westphalia, Political-Geographical Division. In: Archives for the latest history of states. Christian Daniel Voß, accessed on August 30, 2010 (digitized version). 
2. ^ Albrecht Lasius: The French imperial state under the government of the imperial Napoleon the great. (Digitalisat) 1812, p. 181 , accessed on April 21, 2010 . 

Coordinates: 52 ° 16 '  N , 8 ° 3'  E