an imperial free town of South Hungary, formerly capital of the county of Baes, now of a circle of its own name, is situated on the Bacser, or Francis Canal, 8 miles from its mouth on the Danube, and 120 miles S. of Pesth. It has several fine buildings, including a county-hall, town-house, several churches, barracks, and government-offices. It is also the seat of several district courts, and has a Roman Catholic high-school, a Greek ecclesiastical seminary, a sugar-factory, some silk manufactures, and a considerable trade in corn, wine, and cattle. Pop. (1854) 21,601.