a town of the Prussian dominions, province of Saxony, government, and 43 miles S.W. of Magdeburg, at the N. foot of the Brocken. It has several churches, a gymnasium, and other schools, an orphan hospital; and on a hill near it an ancient castle, containing a library of 20,000 volumes and a museum. Various branches of industry are carried on here, especially distilling. Pop. 5595.