a handsome and strong town of Bohemia, and capital of a county of the same name. It is seated on the river Neisse; and has strong fortifications, with a castle built upon a mountain. The county was ceded to the king of Prussia by the queen of Hungary in 1742; and is about 45 miles in length, and 25 in breadth. It has mines of pit-coal, silver, and iron; good quarries, plenty of cattle, and fine springs of mineral water. The town is situated in E. Long. 15° 16' N. Lat. 50° 25'.