a city of Hungary, in that division of the province of Siebenbergen denominated Sachsenland. It is on the frontier towards Wallachia, in a plain watered by numerous brooks, which unite to form the river Aluta. It is an irregular-built town, but surrounded with walls. It contains six Lutheran, two Greek, two Catholic, and one Unitarian church, and a Franciscan convent, with a church and cloth manufactory attached to it. It contains, including the suburbs, which are extensive, 3200 houses, and at the lowest estimate 25,000 inhabitants, among whom are Germans, Hungarians, Wallachians, Greeks, Armenians, and some Turks, who carry on a variety of manufactures for the supply of the home market. Long. 28. 28. 25. E. Lat. 45. 56. 30. N.