Ruhr (department)

Ruhr is the name of a département of the Grand Duchy of Berg, a satellite state of the First French Empire, in present day Germany.[1] It was named after the river Ruhr, which flows through the département.

The capital was Dortmund.

References

  1. Rudolf Göcke: Das Großherzogtum Berg unter Joachim Murat, Napoleon I. und Louis Napoleon 1806–1813. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der französischen Fremdherrschaft auf dem rechten Rheinufer, Köln 1877 [stark antifranzösisch ausgerichtete Tendenzschrift]

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