a considerable town of Germany, in the circle of Lower Saxony, and duchy of Brunswick, with a castle where the duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttle resides. It is one of the strongest places in Germany, though the fortifications want repairing in several places. There is an excellent library, kept in a building lately erected for that purpose, consisting of 116,000 printed books, and 2000 uncommon books, with a cabinet of curiosities, relating to natural history. It is seated on the river Ocker, five miles south of Brunswick, and 30 west of Halberstadt.

E. Long. 10° 42'. N. Lat. 52° 18'.