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County of Moers
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The County of Moers (German: Grafschaft Moers, Dutch: Graafschap Meurs) was a historical princely territory on the left bank of the Lower Rhine that included the towns of Moers and Krefeld as well as the surrounding villages and regions.
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County of Moers Grafschaft Moers | |||||||||
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before 1160–1798 | |||||||||
![]() County of Moers in 1648 | |||||||||
Status | County from 1706 Principality | ||||||||
Capital | Moers | ||||||||
Common languages | German Dutch Limburgish | ||||||||
Religion | Roman-Catholic, from 1560 Protestant | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | before 1160 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1798 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
c. 1800[1] | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
38,000 [1] | |||||||||
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