(Boh. Cheb), a frontier town of Bohemia, capital of a cognominal circle, situated on a rocky eminence on the right bank of the Eger, 94 miles west of Prague. Pop. about 10,000. It was formerly strongly fortified, but its walls are now almost destroyed, and the ditches have been filled up. There are several handsome buildings in the town, including a fine parish church, and a spacious town-hall. At the east end of the market-place is the burgomaster's house, in a bed-room of which Wallenstein was assassinated in 1634. Situated in an angle of the fortifications, on a rock, are the ruins of the imperial castle, containing an ancient square tower built of massive blocks of volcanic tuff, and regarded by some as a work of the Romans. The double chapel is an interesting specimen of Gothic architecture;—the lower story which existed in 1213 is supported by granite pillars, with ancient capitals; the upper story rests on four slender marble columns with pointed arches, and singularly carved capitals bearing gnostic and other symbols. Adjoining the chapel is the castle-hall where the friends of Wallenstein were treacherously murdered previous to his own assassination. Eger has manufactures of cotton and woollen stuffs, chintz, leather, soap, &c. An avenue nearly three miles in length leads from this town to Tranzensbad, or Tranzenschramm, celebrated for its mineral springs.