a town of Sweden, capital of a lin of the same name, stands near the western extremity of Lake Hielmar, 100 miles W. of Stockholm. The streets are wide and clean, and the houses neatly built of wood, painted of a red colour, with white doors and window-frames. In the principal church, which is a handsome edifice, there are numerous interesting monuments, and the grave of Engelbrecht Engelbrechtsen, the Swedish patriot, killed in 1436. The town contains also a fine ancient castle, a town-hall, assembly-house, hospital, &c., and the old house is still to be seen where Gustavus Vasa and Charles IX. lived, and where Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. Manufactures of linen and woollen stuffs, waxcloth, hosiery, paper, and tobacco, are carried on here; and there is a large printing-house, where many of the best Swedish works are printed. A considerable trade is carried on with Stockholm through Lake Hielmar, the canal of Arboga, and Lake Malar. Pop. 5807.

The lin of Orebro is 98 miles in length from N. to S., and 57 in width at the broadest part, and has an area of 3250 square miles. It is hilly towards the north, and throughout the rest of its surface of an undulating nature. It abounds in lakes and rivers, and in the hilly region there are rich mines of iron and other minerals, and extensive forests, which furnish the principal articles of export from the lin. Cattle of good breed are reared in the pasture-grounds. The principal crops are, rye, barley, oats, and potatoes. Pop. (1850) 137,660.