a town of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, and in the hither Principato, with a bishop's see, and a good harbour. E. Long. 14° 25'. N. Lat. 41° 40'.

CASTEL-ARAGONÈS, a strong town of Italy, in the island of Sardinia, with a bishop's see, and a good harbour. It is seated on the N.W. coast of the island, in E. Long. 8° 57'. N. Lat. 40° 36'.

CASTEL-Branco, a town of Portugal, and capital of the province of Beira; seated on the river Lyra, 35 miles N.W. of Alcantara. W. Long. 8° 0'. N. Lat. 39° 35'.

CASTEL-France, a very small, but well fortified frontier town of the Bolognese, in Italy, belonging to the Pope.

CASTEL-de-Vide, a small strong town of Alentejo. It was taken by Philip V. W. Long. 6° 25'. N. Lat. 39° 15'.

CASTEL-Folit, a town of Spain, in Catalonia, seated on an inaccessible eminence, between Gironne and Campredon, about 15 miles from each, and near the river Fulva.

CASTEL-Gandolpho, a town of Italy, in the territory of the church, with a castle, to which the Pope retires in the summer season; 10 miles S. by E. of Rome. E. Long. 12° 46'. N. Lat. 41° 44'.

CASTEL-Noves, a strong town of Dalmatia, subject to the Venetians; seated on the gulph of Cataio, in E. Long. 18° 45'. N. Lat. 42° 25'.

CASTEL-Rodrigo, a town of Portugal, in the province of Tras-os-Montes, in W. Long. 7° 1'. N. Lat. 41° 0'.

CASTEL-Novè-de-Carfignano, a town of Italy, in the Modenese, with a strong fortress. It is the capital of the valley of Carfignano; and seated on the river Serchio, 17 miles above Lucca.

CASTEL del Ovo, a small island in the Tuscan Sea, in the gulph of Naples, near a town of that name; to which it is joined by a stone bridge. The fortress is called Castel del Ovo, in which there is always a good garrison.