LISSA (Pol. Leczno), a town of Prussia, in the pro-

vince of Posen, and 42 miles S.S.W. from the town of that name. Its chief buildings are several churches, a Protestant gymnasium, a synagogue, and a castle. There are extensive manufactories of woollen and linen cloths, leather, tobacco, and chicory. It has a small trade in wine. Pop. (1849) 9635.