a circle of the Prussian government of Pomerania, which extends over 5687 square miles, comprehending twenty-eight cities and towns, and 1196 villages and hamlets, containing, in 1827, 303,836 inhabitants. It stretches along the shore of the Baltic Sea. The chief place is the city of the same name, which contains the several boards of administration for the province, and 556 houses, with 6440 inhabitants. Long. 16. 15. 55. E. Lat. 54. 12. 7. N.