a city of Prussia, in the government of Erfurt, the capital of the circle of the same name. It stands on the rivers Unstruth and Schwemotte, is surrounded with walls, and is divided into the upper and lower city, which, with the suburbs, contains 1672 houses, and 10,450 inhabitants. It has manufactories for various kinds of woollen goods, many breweries and distilleries, and several oil-mills. Long. 10. 23. 25. E. Lat. 51. 12. 59. N.