a town of Hanover, in the province of Hildesheim, on the left bank of the Rahme, 12 miles N. of Göttingen. It is well built, and defended by walls. There are saw-mills, and manufactories of cloth, leather, shoes, and tobacco. Some trade is carried on in timber. In the neighbourhood there are sulphurous springs. Pop. (1852) 4679.

NORDKÖPING, or NORRÖPING, a town of Sweden, in the län of Linköping, near the mouth of the Motala, in the Bravik, an inlet of the Baltic, 24 miles N.E. of Linköping, and about 90 S.W. of Stockholm. It has a beautiful situation on both sides of the river, which here incloses two islands, and is crossed by several bridges. The streets are broad, straight, well paved, and lined with neat houses, generally only two storeys high, built some of wood and some of stone. There are three churches, a town-hall, a synagogue, an hospital, and several schools. Manufactures of linen, cotton, and woollen cloth, paper, starch, soap, tobacco, sugar, brass, hardware, &c., are carried on here; and there are docks for ship-building, in which many fine steamers have been constructed. A considerable trade is carried on in the exportation of iron, grain, and manufactured articles. Pop. about 12,000.