a city of the Austrian province of Hither Danube in Hungary, the capital of the circle of the same name, which is more fertile than extensive, and contains about 260,000 inhabitants, in 5 cities, 23 market towns, and 292 villages. The city is on the Danube over which is a long bridge. It is the place in which the emperors of Austria have recently been crowned. It is well built, and contains an imperial palace, a cathedral, several churches and monasteries, an academy and other seminaries, and societies of various kinds for promoting science and literature. It has several manufactories of cloth and cotton, of looking-glasses, cutlery, silk and leather, and much transit and other trade. Its prosperity has kept pace with its population, the latter of which was in 1817, 26,000; and in 1827, 40,733, and it is said to have since increased. Lat. 48. 0. 5. Long. 17. 1. 0. E.