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BUCKEBURG

Volume 5 · 81 words · 1842 Edition

a city, the capital of the dominions of the prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. It stands on the side of a hill, at the foot of which runs the river Aa, about seven miles from Minden. It has nothing remarkable except the castle of the prince, with a park around it, and the usual appendages of miniature royalty. The city is finely situated, and contains 2120 inhabitants, who chiefly depend on the court. Long. 8° 57' 21". E. Lat. 52° 15' 47" N.