FULDA, the capital of the above province, is situated on the river of the same name, 54 miles S. of Cassel. The
Fulda rises in the Rhön-Gebirge, and after a northward course of about 90 miles, unites with the Werra below Minden to form the Weser. Fulda is a walled town, pleasantly situated and generally well built. It is the seat of a superior court of justice and of a Roman Catholic bishop, whose jurisdiction extends over the whole electorate. The cathedral, containing the tomb of St. Boniface, and the bishop's palace, with its extensive garden, are the chief of its fine buildings. The university founded here in 1734 has been converted into a lyceum. Fulda has also several monasteries, hospitals, asylums, and seminaries, a public library, and manufactures of linens, woollens, tobacco, leather, &c. The river is here crossed by a handsome stone bridge. Pop. (1845) 9570.