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BAMBERG

Volume 2 · 84 words · 1797 Edition

a large handsome town of Franconia in Germany, and capital of a bishopric of the same name. It was formerly imperial, but is now subject to the bishop. The country about it produces plenty of corn, fruits, and liquorice. It has an university, founded in 1585; and is situated at the confluence of the rivers Main and Reidnitz. E. Long. 10° 15'. N. Lat. 50° 10'.

town of Bohemia, situated at the foot of a mountain. E. Long. 16° 50'. N. Lat. 49° 53'.