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HECHINGEN

Volume 11 · 57 words · 1842 Edition

a city, the capital of the principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, in Germany. It is the residence of the prince, and, besides his palace, contains 550 houses, and 2310 inhabitants, who depend chiefly on the court, but make a few woollen cloths. It has three churches and some monasteries. Long. 8° 52'. 58". E. Lat. 48° 21'. 15". N.