a city, the chief of a canton of the same name, of 8496 inhabitants, on the Rhine, where the Nahe falls into that stream, in the duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. It is situated in a most magnificent valley, with picturesque scenery around it. It contains 491 houses, and 3246 inhabitants, mostly occupied in the trade in wine. Long. 7° 44. E. Lat. 49° 55' N.