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DONAWERTH

Volume 8 · 72 words · 1842 Edition

a bailiwick in the circle of Upper Danube, of the kingdom of Bavaria. It extends over seventy-four square miles, or 47,360 English acres, and contains one city and twenty-eight villages, with 8353 inhabitants. It is a fertile district, and yields good corn, tobacco, and fruit. The capital, of the same name, is on the Danube, and contains 503 houses, and 2431 inhabitants, who are employed in manufactures from wool, hemp, and flax.