a town of Prussia, province of Saxony, pleasantly situated in the midst of vine-covered hills in the valley of the Saale, 18 miles S.S.W. of Merseburg. The town consists of a walled portion and three suburbs. It is well built, and contains some fine streets and public buildings. The cathedral, which is partly in the Gothic and partly in the Romanesque style, was completed in 1249; but several additions have since been made. It has a choir at each end, and of these the western is the more ancient. The interior contains many curious monuments, sculptures, and specimens of painted glass. There are several other churches in the town, one of which, that of St. Wenzel, contains a fine painting by L. Cranach. Naumburg has also a citadel, town-hall, arsenal, a high school, an industrial school, and several hospitals. Manufactures of carriages, woollen cloth, hosiery, shoes, chemicals, &c., are carried on. This is one of the most northerly places in Europe where the vine is cultivated, but the wine produced is little better than vinegar. Some trade is carried on in the articles of manufacture, as well as in oil, wine, wool, &c.; and two fairs are annually held. Naumburg was besieged in 1482 by the Hussites under Procopius; but they were induced to raise the siege by the entreaties of the children of the town. This event has been dramatized by Kotzebue, and is still celebrated by an annual children's festival on the 28th of July. Naumburg was a place of importance in the Thirty Years' War, as well as in the campaigns of 1806 and 1813. Pop. 13,802.