a bailiwick in the grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, containing two cities and 25 other towns and villages, the inhabitants of which amount to 8700, in 1452 houses.

a city, the capital of the bailiwick of the same name. It is a manufacturing town, in which much coarse woollen cloth is made. It stands on the river Schwalm, has 500 houses, and 3019 inhabitants.