MÜHLENBACH, or MÜHLBACH, a town of Transylvania, is situated on a river of the same name, 12 miles S. of Alba Julia, and 30 W.N.W. of Hermannstadt. It is surrounded by walls, beyond which there are two suburbs; and is defended by two regularly-built forts. There are here a Lutheran and a Catholic church, a Franciscan convent, and a Protestant school. Weaving is the principal branch of industry carried on; and there is a considerable trade in wine. Pop. 4200.