FRIBURG, a large town of Germany, and capital of Brisgau; remarkable for the steeple of the great church, which, next to that of Strasburg, is the finest in Germany; and for its university. The inhabitants are famous for polishing crystal and precious stones. It has been several times taken and retaken; particularly by the French in 1744, who demolished the fortifications. It is seated on the river Trifur, ten miles east of Brisgau, and 30 south of Strasburg. E. Long. 7. 57. N. Lat. 48. 4.