SCHWEINFURT, a very strong, free, and im-
perial town of Germany, in Franconia, with a mag-
nificent palace, where the senators meet, who are 12
in number. The environs are rich in cattle, corn, and
wine; and the inhabitants are Protestants, but not very
rich. However, they carry on a large trade in wool-
len and linen cloth, goose-quills, and feathers. It is
seated on the river Main, 27 miles north-east of Wirtz-
burg, and 22 west of Bamberg. E. Long. 10. 25.
N. Lat. 50. 4.