a city of the grand duchy of Saxo-Gotha, in Germany, in the circle of Volkerode, the capital of a bailiwick of the same name. It is situated on the river Ohre, in the Thuringen Forest, and is the property of Prince Hohenlohe of Neuenstein, now mediatised. It contains four churches, two hospitals, 860 houses, and 3640 inhabitants, who carry on various manufactures, especially those of woollen, iron, and copper. Lat. 50. 50. 33. N.