a town of Upper Hungary, in the county of Zell, remarkable for its baths and the quantity of saffron that grows about it. Long. 19. 10. E. Lat. 48. 42. N.

BOIS-LE-DUC, or HERZOGENBORCH, a city of the province of North Brabant, in the Netherlands. It stands at the confluence of the Dommel and the Aa, and is strong- ly fortified, being defended by two citadels. The city is divided by canals into nine quarters. It contains fifteen churches, two hospitals, a house of industry, an arsenal, and barracks for 3000 troops. It is a great manufacturing place, especially for linen cloth. The inhabitants are 14,500. Long. 5° 12'. 37. E. Lat. 51° 41'. 34. N.