a city of the kingdom of Hungary, in the province of the Farther Danube, the capital of a circle of the same name. It stands in a marshy situation on the river Sarvitz, is the seat of a Catholic bishop, and of several inferior courts of judicature. Besides a cathedral, it has several Catholic churches, and one for the United Greeks, and likewise two monasteries. It contains 1330 houses, with 12,380 inhabitants, who are chiefly dependent on agriculture, especially on vineyards, but are also employed in manufacturing flannel and other woollen goods. Long. 18. 19. 25. E. Lat. 47. 11. 34. N.