a town of Germany, in the circle of Upper Saxony, and on the confines of the duchy of Brunswick. Here is a famous abbey, whose abbot is a princess of the empire, and who holds deputies to the diets. Her contingent is one horseman and ten footmen. The inhabitants of the town live by brewing, husbandry, and feeding of cattle. It is 10 miles south-east of Halberstadt, and 32 west of Bernberg. E. Long. 11° 34'. N. Lat. 52° 1'.