a bailiwick in the circle of Rezat, in the kingdom of Bavaria. Its extent is 118 square miles, or 75,520 acres. It contains one city, one market-town, 72 villages, and 11,493 inhabitants. The face of the country is undulating. It is watered by the rivers Schwartzach and Rottenbache, and produces hops and garden fruit in great abundance. Some iron-stone is raised, and the metal extracted.
a city and capital of the bailiwick of the same name in Bavaria. It contains 205 houses, and 1800 inhabitants, among whom is a colony from Salzburg, who make many curious articles of wood-ware. It is in long. 11. 27. 13. E. and lat. 49. 23. 22. N.
a town on the Schmeidebach, in the bailiwick of Ettenheim, and circle of Kenzing, in the duchy of Baden. It contains 1127 houses, and a palace belonging to the family of Von Turkheim, with a good library and a botanical garden.
a large handsome town in Switzerland, and the chief of the canton of Uri. It is situated below the lake of the Four Cantons, in a plain, at the foot of a mountain whose passages are difficult, and serve instead of fortifications. It has four churches and two convents: St Martin's church and that of the Holy Cross are the finest. The town-house and the arsenal are also worth seeing. Long. 8. 30. E. Lat. 46. 50. N.