ZEITZ, a town of Prussian Saxony, capital of a circle of the same name in the government of Merseburg, on the right bank of the White Elster, here crossed by a stone bridge, 22 miles S.W. of Leipzig. It is surrounded by walls entered by six gates, and has a fine old castle called Moritzburg, now used as an hospital and house of correction. It has a cathedral and several other churches, a Calvinistic collegiate institution, gymnasium, a public library, and manufactures of woollen and cotton goods, leather, beer, spirits, and earthenware. It is the seat of various courts for the circle, and has medicinal springs and fine walks in the vicinity. Pop. 12,346.