a large manufacturing town of Rhenish Prussia, in the government of Düsseldorf; and 19 miles E. of the town of that name. It is situated in a narrow valley on both sides of the Wupper, and on the Düsseldorf and Dortmund railway. The town is long and straggling, with streets irregular and narrow, and altogether it has a very dirty and unprepossessing appearance. The river too being the receptacle of all the sewers, and the refuse of the dye-works and factories, instead of improving the appearance, adds to the unseeliness of the town. Some of the newer parts of the town, however, are to be excepted from this general description. The town-hall and the new Roman Catholic church are the handsomest buildings in the place. It has numerous educational institutions—among which are the gymnasiwm and the trade school (Gecebschule)—a general infirmary, two orphan asylums, museum, and library. Elberfeld may be said to have taken its rise almost within the present century. In 1817 its population was only 15,681, while in 1851 it amounted to 39,944. It is at present one of he first manufacturing and commercial towns in Germany. The great articles of manufacture are silks and cottons, but linen and woollen goods are also made. There are also extensive bleachfields and dye-works. For the dyeing of Turkey red Elberfeld stands unrivalled; and large quantities of yarn are annually sent from Glasgow and other places in the United Kingdom to be dyed, and are again imported to be brought up.