a town of Saxony, in the circle and 7 miles S.E. of Zwickau. It is, next to Plauen, the largest manufacturing and commercial town in this part of the country; upwards of 500 of the inhabitants being employed in the manufacture of cloth, especially merino and cashmere. Weaving, spinning, and dyeing are also carried on here. A great part of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1833. Böttiger the antiquary was born here in 1760. Pop. 9127.

a town of Prussia, in the province of Silesia, circle and 31 miles S.W. of Breslau, on the Pielbach, and near the Eulengebirge. It is surrounded by a double moat and walls; and has a castle, several churches and schools, a town-hall, &c. Manufactures of woollen cloth are carried on here; and there is some trade. Pop. 5760.