a large and pleasantly-situated town of the Austrian kingdom of Hungary, in the circle of Szante, and province of the Farther Danube. It stands on the lake of Platte. There is in it a fine palace belonging to the family of the Counts Festetics. It has a large Franciscan convent, a hospital, two churches, and 4650 inhabitants, mostly Catholics. There is a valuable institution established by the count for increasing the knowledge and improving the practice of agriculture; and there are seminaries of other descriptions for the purposes of education. Long. 17. 9. 8. E. Lat. 46. 45. 45. N.