province of the principality of Hesse Cassel, in Germany, extending over 156 square miles, on an elevated plain, but watered by the river Fulda. It contains one city, one market-town, and sixty-two villages or hamlets, with 2885 houses, and about 19,000 inhabitants. The chief city, of the same name, is situated on the river Fulda, and is an open town, which was burnt by the French on their retreat from Leipsic, but has been since rebuilt. It contains 433 houses, and 5220 inhabitants, chiefly linen weavers and bleachers.