a circle of the Austrian kingdom of Bohemia, extending over 1536 square miles. It contains forty-two cities and towns, and 810 villages and hamlets, with 48,259 houses, and 271,080 inhabitants. It is moderately fertile, and produces corn, flax, wood, and has good pasturage. The capital is a city of the same name, on the river Elbe, well fortified. It contains, besides the cathedral, six churches, two hospitals, and an orphan-house, with 624 dwellings, and 5903 inhabitants, employed chiefly in making woollen cloths. Lat. 50. 12. 38. N.