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NEUSOHL

Volume 16 · 161 words · 1860 Edition

or Beszterceberanya, a town of Hungary, capital of the county of Sohl, in the territory of Presburg, is situated on the right bank of the Gran, about 80 miles N. of Buda. It is pretty well built, and has wide streets, and a market-place near the centre. It contains the ruins of an old castle; several churches, one of which has a bell weighing upwards of 5 tons; an episcopal palace; Roman Catholic and Protestant schools; a theatre; court-house; and infirmary. Neusohl is situated in the middle of a mining district, whence copper, gold, silver, iron, &c., are obtained; and the annual produce of the mines of Herrengrund, which are at some distance from the town, amounts to 100 tons of copper and 400 lbs. of silver. Neusohl contains one of the largest smelting houses in Hungary; and the manufacture of sword-blades, cloth, leather, paper, earthenware, sugar, &c., is carried on here. Pop. 6500; but including the suburbs, upwards of 10,000.