a town in the Prussian province of Saxony, government of Erfurt and circle of Nordhausen, on the river Zorge, 45 miles N.N.W. of Erfurt. It has some paper and oil mills, and manufactures of linen and woollen goods. Pop. (1849) 2942. In the vicinity is the calcareous grotto of Kelie, 290 feet long, 260 broad, and 158 high.