a handsome and considerable town of Poland, capital of the palatinate of the same name, with a citadel, a bishop's see, an university, and a handsome Jewish synagogue. Here the judicial courts for all Poland are held. It has three fairs, frequented by merchants from all nations. It is seated on the river Bydgoszna. E. Long. 22. 31. N. Lat. 51. 26.
LUCCA, in Ancient Geography, a town of Etruria, on the river Arno; a colony and a municipium. Now Lucca, capital of the republic of that name, near the river Serchio. E. Long. 11. 25. N. Lat. 43. 45.