a city in the Bavarian circle of the Lower Maine. It is situated on an elevation above the river Maine, containing eight churches, 755 houses, and 6590 inhabitants. The streets are narrow and crooked, the houses large and antique. Near it the castle, formerly the residence of the prince, is a fine building, with an orangery and pheasantry. There are several institutions for civil and ecclesiastical education. The trade consists in paper and leather made in the city, in building vessels to navigate the river, and in the transit commerce which the long stream creates.

a bailiwick in the circle of the Lower Maine, containing 10,635 inhabitants, in one market-town and 18 villages, besides several small hamlets. It lies on both sides of the Maine, is mountainous and woody, but produces good wine and cider, and feeds many herds of black cattle.