a province of Germany, in the circle of Austria, with the title of a duchy. It is bounded on the north by the archduchy of Austria, on the east by Hungary, on the south by Carniola, and on the west by Carinthia and the archbishopric of Salzburg; being 125 miles in length and 17 in breadth. It is said to contain 22 cities, 95 towns, 338 castles, 15 convents, and 260,000 inhabitants. Though it is a mountainous country, yet there is a great deal of land fit for tillage, and the soil is so good, that the inhabitants never were in want of corn. It contains mines of very good iron; whence the arms made there are in great esteem. The women differ greatly from the Austrians, and are very plain and downright. They have all dwellings on their throats, called bronchoceles. The men are also very simple, and are very zealous worshippers of the Virgin Mary. They delight to sit at home in the chimney-corner, never troubling their heads about foreign affairs. The chief town is Gratz.