a city of the Austrian kingdom of Hungary, in the province of the Hither Theiss. It stands on the river Poprad, at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. It contains 4650 inhabitants, of whom the majority adhere to the Lutheran church. It is adorned by an elegant palace, has one protestant and two catholic churches, and a Lutheran lyceum, with four professors. There are manufactures of linens and flannels, and considerable trade in wine. Long. 20. 22. E. Lat. 40. 73. N.

KESTRÉL, the English name for a hawk, called also the stannell and the windhover, and sometimes the timinculus and cheneris. It builds in hollow oaks, and feeds on partridges and other birds.