a walled town of Bavaria, in the circle of Swabia, on the Eger, 39 miles N.W. of Augsburg, and 48 S.W. of Nuremberg. It has 4 churches, one of which, completed in 1505, has a tower 268 feet high, and contains in the interior a fine organ and some paintings; a town-hall; an hospital; and several schools. Manufactures of carpets, woollen and linen cloth, leather, and glue, are carried on here; and the place is remarkable for its geese, in the feathers of which, as well as in cattle, an extensive trade is carried on. Nordlingen is historically important for the victory gained here in 1634 by the Austrians and Bavarians over the Swedes. A fresco painting of the battle adorns the town-hall. Pop. 7000.