NEUWIED, a city within the Prussian government of Coblenz, on the right bank of the Rhine. It is now the capital of the circle of that name, part of which was a principality, now mediatized, governed by the Prince of Neuwied, comprehending two towns and twenty-seven communes, with 10,960 inhabitants. The place is finely situated, and has a flourishing population, a great part of whom consists of a Moravian establishment, and of several Moravian families. The Moravian house contains between 400 and 500 brethren and sisters, who have an institution for the education of boys, and another for girls, which are attended by considerable numbers from other countries. The whole city has 720 houses, and 4850 inhabitants, who are occupied in various manufactures, and carry on a considerable trade by the river. The prince, author of Travels in Brazil, has a fine palace and museum. Long. 7. 23. 15. E. Lat. 50. 25. 30. N.
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