a city of the Austrian kingdom of Galicia, the capital of a circle of the same name, which extends over 2178 square miles. It comprehends five cities, twelve market-towns, and 232 villages, with 238,500 inhabitants, of whom about 16,000 are Jews. The city is fortified, and defended by a lofty castle. It is the see of a bishop, and has a cathedral and fourteen other churches, 760 houses, and 6980 inhabitants, none of them very wealthy. Long. 22° 39' E. Lat. 49° 46' 30" N.