BADEN, the Margravate of, in the circle of Swabia, in Germany, is bounded by the Palatinate of the Rhine, on the north; by the Black Forest, on the eaft; by Switzerland, on the fouth; and by the Rhine, which divides it from Alface, on the eaft: and is about 90 miles in length, from north to fouth; but not above 20 in breadth, where it is wideft. It is a very populous and fruitful country, abounding in corn and wine. Venifon and wild fowl are fo plentiful, that they are the common diet of the peafants. The rivers that water this territory, are the Rhine, Ens, Wirms, and Phints, which yield plenty of fifh. They feed their hogs with chefnuts, which make the bacon excellent. They have free-ftone for building, and marble of all colours. They have fome agate, and great quantities of hemp and flax for exportation. The chief towns are Baden, Durlach, Stollhafen, Raftadt, Gerzbach, Pfortheim, and Hochberg.