28 m. E. N. E. of Hanover. Long. 10. 14. E.
tat. 52 42. N.

Zell, a town of Baden, seated on the river
Kintzig, 18 m. S. E. of Strasburg.

Zell in the Pinzgau, a town of Austria, in the
province of Salsburg, seated on a lake, 30 m.
W. of Radstadtand 34 S. S. W. of Salzburg.

Zell in Zellerthal, a town of Austria, in the
Tyrol, seated on the Ziller, 24 m. E. of In-
spruck.

ZelUrfeld, a town of Hanover, in the Upper
Hartz, with a mine-office and a mint. 1) m. S.
S W.ofGoslar.

Zeluia, a town of Russia, government of Grod-
no, 50 m. W. S. W. of Novogorodek.

Zemplin, a town of Hungary, in a palatinate of
the same name, seated on the Bodrog, 25 m. S.
E. of Cassovia, and 27 N. E. of Tockay

Zengan, a town of Persia, in the province of
Irac, 80 m. N. N. E. of Amandan.

Zengui, a town of Asiatic Turkey, in the pa-
chalic of Aleppo, situate on the Euphrates, 55
m. N. E. of Aleppo.

Zenta, a town of Hungary, memorable for a sig-
nal victory gained by prince Eugene over the
Turks in 1697. It is seated on the Theisse, 52
m. N. of Belgrade.

Zerbst, a town of Germany in the duchy of An-
halt-Dessau, with a fine castle. It is famous for
good beer, and has manufactures of gold and sil-
ver. 10 m. N. N. W. ofDessau.

Zerea, a town and fortress of Persia, in Farsis-
tan, 18 m. N. N. E. of Shiras.

Zeulen, atown of Bavarian Franconia, on the
river Rosach, 21 m. N. E. of Bamberg.

Zeulenrode, a town of Germany, in the princi-
pality of Reuss, with manufactures of stuffs and
stockings, 14 m. N. W. of Plauen.

Zia, an island of the Grecian Archipelago to
the S. of Negropont, 15 m. long and 8 broad. It
abounds in barley, wirre, and silk; also a fine
sort of oak, whose fruit, called villam, used by
dyers and tanners, is the best trading commodity
in the island. The principal town, of the same
name, seated on an eminence, is a bishop’s see,
and has a good harbour, with about 2,500 houses,
all flat at the top. Long. 34. 24. E., lat. 37. 48. N.

Ziegenenhals, a town of Prussia Silesia, with
several foundries, and a manufacture of excellent
o-lass. It is seated on the Biela, 10 m. S. of
Neisse.

Ziegenhayn, a fortified town of Germany, cap-
ital of a province of its name in the electorate of
Hesse, with a fine castle and an arsenal. The
suburb called Weinhausen is a handsome place,
and more extensive than the town. In 1757 it
was taken by the French and in 1761 it was in-
effectually besieged by the allies, who reduced
two thirds ofthe town to aslies by their cannon-
ade It stands on a morass, surrounded by the
river Schwalm, 23 m. S. S. E. of Cassel.

Ziegenruck, a town of Saxony, on the river
Saal,xc2xb010 m. S. of Neustadt.

Ziegeser, or Ziesar, a town and castle of Prus-
sia, in Brandenburg, 18 m. W. S. W. of Bran-
denburg.

Zidmzig, a town of Prussia, in Brandenburg,
with manufactures of cloth, 20 m. E. S. E. of
Custrin.

Zierenbea, a town of Germany, in Hesse Cas-
sel, 8m. W.N. W. of Cassel.

Ziget, a town of Hungary on the Theisse, near
its source, 42 m. E. by N. of Nagyhanja.

Zigeth, a strong town of Hungary, which has
been several times besieged and taken by the
Turks and Austrians. It stands on the Alma, by
which it is surrounded, 48 m. S. E. of Canischa
Long. 18. 16. E., lat. 46. 8. N.

Ziriczee, a strong town of the Netherland s, in
Zealand, and capital ofthe isle of Schowen. It
was the ancient residence of the counts of Zea-
land, and is 12 m. N. E. of Middleburg and 18 S.
W. ofBriel,

Zittati, a fortified town of Saxony, in Upper
Lusatia, surrounded by a wall, with 4 large and
6 small gates. It has a very extensive trade in
linen, white damasks, woolen cloth, and blue pa-
per. The cathedral has three organs ; and near
it is a college, where the languages, drawing, and
other arts, are taught gratis. Adjoining to the
cloisters is an excellent library, and at a small
distance from it is an ophan house. It is seated
on the Neisse, 17 m. S. W of Gorlitz and 47 S
E. of Dresden. Long. 15. 1. E., lat. 50. 54
N.

Zitza, a village of European Turkey in Albania
14 m. N. W. of Joannina. The beauties of its
scenery have been celebrated in the verse of By-
ron.

Znaim, a strong town of the Austrian states,
in Moravia, capital of a circle of the same name,
with a castle, in which are a great many pagan
antiquities. The vicinity yields excellent wine.
It is seated on the Teya, 35 m. S. W. of Brinn
and 42 N. N. W. of Vienna. Long. 16. 0. E., lat.
48. 40. N.

Zoar, ph. Tuscarawas Co. Ohio. 110 m. N. E
Columbus : also a village in Delaware Co. Ohio
21 m. N. E. Columbus; p.v. Erie Co. N. Y.,xe2x80x98 31
m. W. Albany.

Zoara, a fortified town of Tripoli, with a goor
harbour, seated on the Mediterranean, 60 m. W
of Tripoli. Long. 11.53. E.,lat. 32. 45. N.

Zoblitz, a town of Saxony, in Meissen. Tin
inhabitants subsist princially by working the ser
pent-stone, which is found in the neighbourhood
into pitchers, bowls, tea and coffee-cups, &c
The red species of this stone, which is consideret
as the finest, belongs solely to the sovereign. I
is 17 m. S. of Freyberg.

Zobten, a town of Prussian Silesia, in the gov
eminent of Reichenbach, 9 m. E. N. E. of Sch
weidnitz.

Zoffingen, a town of Switzerland, in the can
ton of Bern, with an elegant church, and a pub
lie library, containing several curious manuscripts
It is seated on the Wigger, 19 m. N. N. W. of
Lucern.

Zolnoeh, a town of Hungary, capital of a coun-
ty of the same name. In 1554 it was taken by
the Turks, but retaken in 1685. It is seated on
the Tlieisse, at the influx of the Sagelia, 62 m.
N. E. of Colocza and 62 E. of Buda Long. 20.
50. E., lat. 47. 10. N.

Zombor, a town of Hungary, near the river
Moszlonga, 50 m. N. W. of Neusatz.

Zorbig, atown of Prussian Saxony, with a cita
del, 24 m. N. N. W. ofLeipzig.

Zorndorf, a village of Prussia, in Brandenburg;
where the king of Prussia, after a dreadful co*
flict, totally defeated the Russians in 1758 ; 5 m
N. of Custrin.

Zossen, atown and castle of Brandenburg, situ-
ate on the Notte, 19 m. S. of Berlin.

Zout-Pan, a curious salt lake, in the country of
the Hottentots, lying a few m. N. of Point Pa-
dron, in a plain much above the level of the sea,
and between 3 and 4 m. in circumference. At