ancient town of Germany, situated on the river Pleißa, with a good castle placed on a rock, in Misnia, in the circle of the Upper Saxony. It was formerly an imperial city, but at present belongs to the house of Saxony. Here is a college which has always been in a flourishing condition. In 1705, there was a nunnery founded for women of a high rank, who are Protestants. E. Long. 15° 8'. N. Lat. 50° 59'.