a fortified town of Holland, capital of the province of Guelderland, 50 miles south-east of Amsterdam, and 35 miles E.S.E. of Utrecht, with both of which it is connected by the Dutch-Rhenish Railway. This has been selected as the point of communication between the various railways of Germany and Holland. It stands on the right bank of the Rhine, about three miles below the point where the Yssel branches off from it, and which is here crossed by a bridge of boats. It is well built, and its neighbourhood abounds with beautiful villas, parks, and gardens. It has a grammar school and several learned societies, courts of assize and commerce, a governor's palace, and extensive new barracks. The church of St Eusebius, in which the old dukes and counts of Guelderland lie buried, contains many sepulchral monuments of interest. It has a good port on the river, an active general trade, and manufactures of woollen, cotton, paper, tobacco, &c. Pop. in 1850, 18,671. Lat. 51° 58'. 46". N. Long. 5° 54'. 43". E.