SEMLIN, or ZEMLIN (Hung. Zimony), a town of the Austrian empire, in the Military Frontier, on the left bank of the Danube, just above its confluence with the Save, on the other side of which stands Belgrade on Turkish ground. It consists of an inner town, and a suburb called Franzenthal. The former contains some good streets and substantial houses; but the place, as a whole, is mean and wretched, especially the quarter called Zinkaberg, which is inhabited by gypsies. Among the edifices are five Roman Catholic and two Greek churches, a synagogue, an hospital, a theatre, and several schools. Semlin has a very im-
portant trade, as it is the great emporium for commerce between Turkey and the Austrian empire, and the principal quarantine station on the frontier. Woollen cloth, porcelain, and glass are sent to Turkey; and yarn, leather, skins, honey, and meerschaum-pipes obtained in return. The town is fortified, and is occupied by a military community, consisting chiefly of Slavonians, Croatians, Servians, and Greeks. Pop. 12,978.