city on the mountains in the bailiwick of Wolkstein, circle of Erzgebirge, and kingdom of Saxony. It is 1820 feet above the level of the sea, in the midst of a mining district, which yields silver, tin, and cobalt. In 1849 it contained 677 houses, and 9437 inhabitants, chiefly employed in manufacturing tapes, lace, sewing silk, besides many other articles. Lat. 50. 35. N. Long. 13. 0. E.