KAISERSLAUTERN, a city of Bavaria, the capital of the district of the same name, in the province of the Rhine. The district extends over 706 square miles, and contains 98,400 inhabitants. It is in a mountainous coun-
try, filled with mines, and a great part covered with woods. The city is situated on the river Lauter, and is surrounded with walls, containing three churches, 380 houses, and 2810 inhabitants. There are manufactories of cotton goods and hosiery, and several blast-furnaces. It is remarkable for three battles fought there between the Prussians and the French, one in 1793, the other two in 1794. Long. 7. 41. E. Lat. 49. 26. N.