County of Moers
County of Moers Grafschaft Moers | |||||||||
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| before 1160–1798 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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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 | 180 km2 (69 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• c. 1800 | 38,000 | ||||||||
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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.