a city, the capital of a circle of the same name, in the Prussian government of Oppeln, in Silesia. It stands on the left bank of the Oder, is surrounded with walls, and contains six Catholic and one Lutheran church, three hospitals, 4300 houses, and 4100 inhabitants. It has considerable trade in linen and woollen goods, in hosiery, and in timber, and has several distilleries and breweries.