a town of the kingdom of Saxony, circle of Bautzen, on the left bank of the Mandau, not far from its junction with the Neisse, 26 miles S.E. of Bautzen. The town is large and well built, and contains a number of fine public buildings, among which are the town-hall, an elegant building in the Byzantine style, recently erected, the church of St John, and several others. This is the great seat of the Saxon linen trade, which employs many hands in the town and populous vicinity. Woollen and cotton manufactures, bleaching, dyeing, and paper-making are also carried on. It has a gymnasium, a training school for teachers, a trades school, theatre, public library, and a number of charitable institutions. It is connected with Lobau, &c., by railway. Pop. (1855) 11,237.