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PETERSWALDAU

Volume 17 · 67 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Prussia, province of Silesia, government of Breslau, and 32 miles S.W. of that town. It consists of four parts—Royal, Middle, Lower, and Upper Peterswaldau. Of these the second is the largest, and contains a fine castle, one Roman Catholic, and two Protestant churches. It is a considerable manufacturing town, having tile-works, saw and other mills. Pop. of town, 6480, among whom are many Moravians.