Altarist, in old law-books, an appellation given to the priest or parson of a parish, to whom the profits arising from the altar or altarage belonged.

Altadamm, or Damm, a fortified city in the circle of Randow, government of Stettin, and Prussian province of Pomerania. It is built in a strong situation at the point where the river Plone discharges its waters into the Lake Danische; and contains 235 houses and 3000 inhabitants. Long. 14. 58. 47. E. Lat. 53. 24. N.

Altendorf, a town of Bavaria on the Schwartzach, capital of the bailiwick of the same name, and about twelve miles E.S.E. of Nuremburg. It was formerly the seat of a university, now incorporated with that of Erlangen. It has several breweries and toy manufactories; and in its neighbourhood are coal-mines and charcoal works. Pop. 3000. Long. 11. 27. 13. E. Lat. 49. 23. 22. N.

Altendorf, a town on the Schmeidebach, in the bailiwick of Ettenheim, and circle of Upper Rhine, in the duchy of Baden. It has 1300 inhabitants, and a palace belonging to the family of Von Turkheim, with a good library and a botanical garden.

Altendorf, or Allorf, a town of Switzerland, capital of the canton of Uri, situated near the southern extremity of the lake of Lucerne, and at the northern end of the pass over Mount St Gothard. It has a handsome parish church, a town-house, two convents, and an old tower, which tradition marks as the place where Tell shot the apple from his son's head. Pop. 1800. Long. 8. 30. E. Lat. 46. 50. N.

Altendorfer, Albert, a Bavarian painter and engraver, was born in 1488, and died in 1538. His few pictures show surprisingly minute and careful finish, in the ancient German manner, as is seen in his picture of the battle of Arabela, in the museum of Munich. His wood engravings are considered next in execution to those of Dürer, and his copperplates are well known, and very numerous.—See Bartsch. Peintres-graveurs.