a city on the mountains in the bailiwick of Wolkenstein, in the circle of Erzgebirg, in the kingdom of Saxony. It is 2820 feet above the level of the sea, in the midst of a mining district, which yields silver, tin, and cobalt. It contains 592 houses, and 4500 inhabitants, who are employed in manufacturing tapes, lace, sewing-silk, and many other articles. It is in latitude 50. 35. S. N. The longitude is not exactly ascertained.