one of the delegations into which the Austrian kingdom of Venetian Lombardy is divided. It is bounded on the west and north by the Tyrol, on the east by Friuli, on the S.E. by Treviso, and on the S.W. by Vicenza. Its extent is 1240 square miles, or 793,600 acres. It is generally a hilly and mountainous country. The widest valley is that through which runs the river Piave, and which, like several other much narrower ones, is tolerably fertile in rye, barley, oats, and buckwheat; while some parts yield a little wheat, much maize, and some flax and hemp. The mountains contain veins of iron, lead, copper and vitriol; but the mines are all worked upon a very contracted scale. The population amounted in 1817 to 114,772; in 1827 to 122,840, and in 1851 to 157,120. The capital, of the same name, stands at the confluence of the Piave and the Ardo. Besides the cathedral, there are thirteen church towers, and several religious houses for males and females. The inhabitants amount to 9800, some of whom are employed in the spinning of silk. Long. 12° 8'. 46". Lat. 46° 7'. 46" N.