a city, the capital of the duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg. It is situated on the river Saale, by which it is divided into two parts. It is the seat of the ducal courts of judicature, revenue, and other branches of administration. The sovereign residence or castle is on an elevation, surrounded with deep ditches, below which are the gardens and a fine orangery. It is a neat well-built capital in miniature, with a college, a mint, a gymnasium, orphan-house, and other public buildings. It has some trade in BERNECASTEL, a circle in the Prussian government of Treves, extending over 211 square miles, or 135,040 acres. It contains one town and sixty-six communes, with 32,726 inhabitants. The northern part is mountainous and woody; the southern, on the banks of the Moselle, is fruitful in corn, wine, and fruit. The town, which confers a name on the circle, stands on the Moselle, and contains 1571 inhabitants.