Yssel-Supérieur
Department of the First French Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department of the First French Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yssel-Supérieur (French: [i.sɛl.sy.pe.ʁjœʁ]; "Upper IJssel"; Dutch: Boven IJssel) was a department of the First French Empire in the present-day Netherlands. It was named after the river IJssel. It was formed in 1810 , when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory roughly corresponded with the present-day Dutch province of Gelderland. Its capital was Arnhem.
The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]
Its population in 1812 was 192,700, and its area was approximately 561,081 hectares.[1]
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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