a town of Saxe-Meiningen, on the left bank of the Saale, in the midst of the Thuringian forest, 41 miles E. of Meiningen. It is an old town, surrounded by walls, and containing many venerable buildings. Among these are the Gothic town-hall, and the church of St John, built in 1212, remarkable for its fine painted glass, and for a colossal wooden statue of the saint. There is a ducal palace in the town now used as a mint, and another in the suburbs with extensive gardens. Near the walls stand the remains of an old fort, said to have been built by Charlemagne to resist the incursions of the Slavonic tribes. Pop. 4650.

SAARBRÜCK, or SARREBRÜCK, a town of Prussia, near the frontiers of France, in the province of the Rhine, government and 40 miles S.S.E. of Treves. It stands on the left bank of the Saar, and is connected by a stone bridge with the suburb of St John on the opposite side. There was formerly a palace here, belonging to the princes of Nassau-Saarbrücken, but it was destroyed by the Saarlouis French in 1793. Saarbrück contains a gymnasium, manufactures of tobacco, woollen stuffs, hardware, &c., and has a considerable trade. In the vicinity there are rich coal mines. Among these is one very remarkable, as it has been burning in the interior for 180 years, and on its surface, even in the severest winter, no snow lies. Pop. 9514.