a strong town of Silesia, capital of a county of the same name, seated on the river Neisse; and well fortified with a castle. The town contains 400 houses, and as many in the suburbs. 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. 16. 26. N. Lat. 50. 16.