a town of Prussia, province of the Rhine, in the government and 18 miles E.S.E. of Düsseldorf. It is remarkable for its steel and iron forges, and manufactures of cutlery and hardware, which are exported to various foreign countries. The value of such goods annually produced here, and at Solingen, not far off, is more than L200,000. Pop. of the town itself, 1800; but including the surrounding district (Bürgermeister), 13,232.