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58,916 Dover is the capital; ph. Strafford Co.
N. H. 55 m. N. E. Concord. Pop. 2,200; 'ph.
Orange Co. Vt Pop. 1,935. Here is a mine of
eopperas.
Strakonitz, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of
Prachin, with a castle; seated on the Wotawa,
11 m. S. W. of Piseck.
Stralsund, a government of the Prussian states,
comprising the part of Pomerania formerly belong-
ing to Sweden, along with Rugen and other isl-
ands on the N. coast. It has an area of 1,400
square m. with 115,000 inhabitants.
Stralsund, a sea-port of Prussia, formerly the
capital of Swedish Pomerania. It contains about
11,000 inhabitants; and its trade and commerce
are considerable. Tbe churches and other public
buildings are handsome ; and the library belong-
ing to the college has a capital collection of coins.
Charles XII., in 1714, came hither after his re-
turn from Turkey, and ennobled the magistracy.
Stralsund was forced to submit to the allies in 1715,
was restored in 1720, surrendered to the French
in 1807, and was finally ceded to Prussia in 1813.
It is almost surrounded by the Baltic and the lake
Francen, and has a harbour separated from the
isle of Rugen by a narrow channel. The manu-
factures are various, but most of them on a small
scale, and the trade is considerable, particularly
in corn. 40 m. E. N. E. of Rostock, and 85 N.
W. of Stettin. Long. 13. 16. E., lat. 54. 20. N.#
iSlrammel, a town of the Prussian states, in
Pomerania, on the river Rega, 21 m. N E. of New
Stargard.
Strangford, a small town of Ireland, in the
county of Down, seated on a bay of its name, at
the narrow part which connects Strangford Lough
with the Irish Sea, 7 m. E. of Down. Long. 5.
30. W., lat. 54. 31. N.
Strangford Lough, a large bay, or inlet of the
sea, in the county of Down, on the E. coast of
Ireland, about 17 m. long and 5 broad, abounding
vvitli excellent fish, particularly smelts; and off
the bar, about August, is a periodical herring
fishery. It contains a great many small islands ;
and the burning of kelp profitably employs a great
number of hands in them. The bar or entrance
into it from the Irish Sea is 3 m. below Strang-
ford and not a m. in breadth.
Stranrawer, a borough and sea-port of Scotland,
in Wigtonshire, with considerable manufactures
of cotton and linen. Vessels employed in the
coasting trade and herring fishery frequent this
place ; and some ships sail hence to the Baltic
and Ireland with corn. It is situate at the head
of Loch Ryan, 26 rn. W. by N. of Wigton. Long.
4. 57. W., lat. 55. 0. N.
Strasburg, a city of France, capital of the de-
partment of Lower Rhine, and a bishop’s see. It
is situate near the Rhine; and the River 111 runs
through it, and forms many canals, over which
there are several bridges to connect the different
quarters of the city. It is a place of considerable
commerce, and has manufactures of tobacco, por-
celain, steel, lace, carpets, cloth, leather, &c.
The inhabitants are computed at 60,000. The
principal structures are built of a red stone, dug
from the quarries which are along the Rhine.
This town, formerly imperial, was taken by Louis
XIV. in 1681. The citadel and fortifications,
which he constructed, have been so much aug
mented that Strasburg may be considered one ot
the strongest places in Europe. It was confirm
ed to France bv the peace of Ryswick in 1697.
The univere/ , which had been curtailed of its
classes during the French revolution, was re-
placed on its former footing in 1803. The town
is entered by six gates. In the cathedral is a
clock, which shows the motions of the constella-
tions, the revolutions of the sun and moon, the
days of the week, the hours, &c. Another re-
markable circumstance in this cathedral is its
pyramidical tower, which is 549 feet high. Iir
the church of St. Thomas is the magnificent tomb
of the famous marshal Saxe. 65 m. N. of Basil
and 75 E. of Nancy. Long. 7. 45. E., lat 48
35. N. |
Strasburg, a town of W. Prussia, in. the circle
of Culm, with a castle; seated on the' Drigentz,
30 m. E. N. E. of Thorn.
Strasburg, a town of Prussia, in Brandenburg
15 m. N. by W. ofPrenzlo.
Strasburg, a town of Austrian Illyria, in Carin-
thia, seated on the river Gurk, 13 m N. of Cla-
genfurt.
Strasdurg, ph. Lancaster Co.; ph. Franklin Co
Pa. ; p.v. Shenandoah Co. Va.
Strasnitz, a town of the Austrian states, in Mo
ravia, with a castle and a college, on the riva
Marsch, 12 m. S. S. W. of Hradisch.
Stratford, a village in Suffolk, Eng. 12 m. S
W. of Ipswich.
Stratford, a village in Essex, Eng., separated
from Bow in Middlesex, by the river Lea, over
which is a bridge, said to be the most ancient
stone arch in England. 3 m. E. N. E. of Lon-
don.
Stratford, Fenny, a town in Buckinghamshire,
Eng., with a manufacture of thread lace ; seated
on the Lyssel, and the Roman highway called
Watling-street, 45 m. N. W. of London.
Stratford Stony, a town in Buckinghamshire
Eng. The inhabitants are principally lace-ma-
kers. It is seated on the Ouse, 52. m. N. Wr.
of London.
Strattford-on-Avon, a town in Warwickshire.
Eng. It is memorable as the birth-place of
Shakspeare, who was buried here in 1616. Here
is a manufacture of silk buttons, and some trade
in corn and malt. The town is situate on the
Avon, over which is a long bridge, 8 m. S. W
of Warwick and 95 N. W. of London.
Stratford, ph. Coos Co. N. H. Pop. 443; ph.
Fairfield Co. Conn., 14 m S. W. New Haven.
Pop. 1,807. A township of Montgomery Co. N.
Y. Pop. 552.
Stratham, ph. Rockingham Co. N. H., 8 m. S.
W. Portsmouth. Pop. 838.
Strathaven, a town of Scotland, in Lanarkshire,
with a manufacture of cotton, seated on the Avon,
8 m. S. of Hamilton and 12 W. of Lanark.
Strathmore, a river of Scotland, in Sutherland-
shire, which flows into a bay of the North Sea,
called Loch Hope.
Strathy, a river of Scotland, in Sutherlandshire,
which issues from a small lake, and flows into a
bay of the N. Sea, sheltered to the W. by a large
promontory, to which it gives name.
Stratton, a town in Cornwall, Eng.., 222 m. W.
by S. of London.
Straubing, a town of Bavaria, capital ofa terri-
tory of the same name, with a castle. It has
broad streets, handsome churches, a flourishing
academy, and a convent of Ursuline nuns. In
1743 it was taken by the Austrians, who demol-
ished the fortifications, but it was restored in
1745. It is seated on the Danube, 22 m S. F.
cf Ratisbon and 68 N. E. of Munich, Long. 12
28. E., lat. 48. 50. N |
