a strong town of Silesia, and capital of a province of the same name, with a castle. Next to Brellaw, it is the handsomest town of Silesia. The streets are large, the church fine, and the houses well built. The fortifications are not very considerable, and the royal palace is turned into a convent. Great part of the city was burnt down in 1716, but it was afterwards elegantly rebuilt and improved. In 1757, it fell into the hands of the Austrians, but was retaken by the Prussians the following year. All the magistrates are Roman Catholics; but most of the inhabitants are Protestants, who have a church without the town, as also a public school. It is seated on an eminence on the river Weitritz, 27 miles south-east of Lignitz, and 22 south-west of Breslau. E. Long. 16. 54. N. Lat. 50. 46.