a town of Bavaria, circle of Middle Franconia, on the Altmühl, 54 miles N.N.W. of Munich. It is the capital of a small principality formerly belonging to the prince-bishops successors of St Willibald, but secularized in 1801, and in 1817 given to Prince Eugene Beauharnois, Duke of Leuchtenberg. It is a neat and well-built town; and is the seat of a bishop and of an appeal court for the circle. The castle formerly occupied by the prince-bishops is now the summer residence of the ducal family, and contains the celebrated Brazilian cabinet and other collections. The cathedral, a Gothic edifice founded in 1259, contains many curious monuments of bishops and canons, the shrine and statue of St Willibald to whom the church is dedicated, and some good paintings. The church of St Walpurgis contains the bones of that saint, in a small recess above the altar, inlaid with gold. From these, at certain times in the year, there flows a stream of oil, to which are attributed certain healing qualities. There are a number of other churches, a capuchin monastery, a nunnery, ecclesiastical seminary, Latin school, public library, and several museums; manufactories of earthenware, hardware, and woollen goods, with breweries and stone quarries. About a mile from the town is Willibaldsburg, a castle standing on a height, and the residence of the bishops till 1725. In the vicinity is a handsome monument, erected by the citizens to Prince Eugene Beauharnois. Pop. 7000.