a little dismantled town of the Netherlands, in Hainault. The church of Notre Dame contains an image of the Virgin Mary, held in great veneration. E. Long. 3° 15'. N. Lat. 50° 44'.

a handsome and considerable town of Germany, in the circle of Upper Saxony, and in the duchy of Magdeburg, with a famous university and salt-works. It belongs to the king of Prussia; and is seated in a pleasant plain on the river Saale. The inhabitants are stated at 25,000. E. Long. 12° 8'. N. Lat. 51° 31'.

a free and imperial town of Germany, in Swabia, famous for its salt-pits. It is seated on the river Kocher, among rocks and mountains, in E. Long. 10° 50'. N. Lat. 49° 6'.