a circle in the Austrian kingdom of Bohemia. It extends over 1066 square miles, or 682,240 acres, and comprehends ten cities, twenty-two towns, and seventy-two villages, with 22,880 houses. The inhabitants amount to 158,500. The capital bears the same name. It stands at the junction of the river Letawka with the Berauka, contains a college and cathedral, and has about 2000 inhabitants.