BITTERFELD, a walled town of Prussia, capital of a circle of the same name, in the province of Saxony and government of Merseburg. It is situated on the river Löber, near the Mulde, and has manufactures of woollen cloth and
hardware. It was founded by a colony of Flemings in the twelfth century. Pop. (1849) of town 3890, of circle 44,625. BITTEN. See ORNITHOLOGY, Index.