a town of French Flanders, in the department of the North. It contains 3600 inhabitants, and is seated on a mountain; and from whence there is one of the finest prospects in the world; for one may see no less than 32 towns, with a great extent of the sea, from whence it is distant 15 miles. E. Long. 2° 27'. N. Lat. 50° 48'.

capital city of the landgrave of Hesse Cassel, in the circle of the Upper Rhine in Germany; (see Hesse Cassel). It is divided into the Old, New, and High Towns. The New Town is best built, the houses being of stone, and the streets broad. The houses of the Old Town, which is within the walls, are mostly of timber; but the streets are broad, and the market places spacious. The place is strongly fortified, but the fortifications are not regular. It contained 20,300 inhabitants in 1810, and was the capital of the kingdom of Westphalia till 1814. There are several manufactories in the place, particularly in the woollen branch. It is seated on the declivity of a hill near the river Fulva, in E. Long. 9° 28'. N. Lat. 51° 20'.