a circle in the Austrian kingdom of Bohemia. It extends over 1578 square miles, or 1,009,920 acres, and comprehends twenty-three cities, eighteen towns, and 1034 villages, with 57,640 houses. The inhabitants amount to 352,756. A range of lofty mountains separates this circle from the kingdom of Saxony. The chief place is New Buntzlau, on the river Iser, containing two monasteries, six churches, and about 4000 inhabitants, partly employed in making woollen goods, but chiefly in tanning leather.

circle in the Prussian government of Liegnitz, extending over 372 square miles, or 238,080 acres, and containing two towns and sixty-two villages, with 6965 houses and 40,074 inhabitants. It is a hilly district, the greater part being covered with woods, but very fertile in the valleys. The capital has the same name, is a fortified city on the river Bober, and a considerable place for earthen ware, linen, and calico-printing manufactures. It has two Catholic churches and one Lutheran, with 5100 inhabitants.