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Upper Freehold, a township of Monmouth Co.
N. J.
Upper Lisle, p.v. Broome Co. N. Y.
Upper Marlborough, p.v. Prince George Co.
Maryl.
Upper Sandusky, p.v. Crawford Co. Ohio, on
Sandusky River.
UppervUle, p.v. Loudon Co. Va.
Uppingham, a town in Rutlandshire, Eng. 89
in. N. by W. of London.
Upsal, a city of Sweden, in Upland, and an
archbishop’s see, with a university. It is divid-
ed into two almost equal parts by the river Sala
and the streets are drawn at right angles from a
central kind of square. A few of the houses are
built of brick, but the generality are constructed
of wood, painted red, and the roofs are covered in
with turf. Upsal was formerly the metropolis of
Sweden, and near it is the morasten, or stone on
which the king used to be crowned. The cathe-
dral, a large structure of brick, contains the re-
mains of the celebrated Gustavus Vasa, and of
Charles Linne. The university is the most an-
cient in Sweden, and the first seminary in the
north for academical education. The royal socie-
ty here is likewise the oldest literary academy
in the north. Here is an observatory, planned
by the celebrated Celsius, from which the Swedish
geographers compute the longitude ; also a bo-
tanical garden, of which Linne was superinten-
dent. Upsal is seated in a vast open plain, fertile
in corn, 35 m. N. N. W. of Stockholm. Long. 17.
39. E., lat. 59. 52. N.
Upson, a county of Georgia. Pop. 7,013.
Upton, ph. Worcester Co. Mass. 88 m. S. W.
Boston. Pop. 1,157.
Upton, a town in Worcestershire, Eng. Ill m.
W.iN. W. of London.
Urach, a town of Germany, in the kingdom of
Wurtemberg. It has a great trade in paper, da-
masks, and linen, and is 21 m. S. S. E. of Stut-
gard.
Uraguay, a province of S. America, so named
from a large river, which unites with the Parana
70 m. above Buenos Ayres, and forms the famous
river Plata.
Ural, or Oural, a river of Russia, which rises
in Mount Caucasus, flows by Orenburg, Uralsk
and Gurief, and enters the Caspian Sea by three
mouths.
Ural Mountains, a chain of mountains extend-
ing from the 50th to nearly the 67th degree of
N. lat., or about 1,150 m., and sometimes called
by the Russians “the back of the world.” The
central part of this chain abounds in metals ; and
they contain fine white marble. Pauda, one of
the highest mountains, is said to be 4,5)2 feet
above the level of the sea. This chain forms a
considerable part of the boundary between Europe
and Asia. |
Uralian Cossacs, a Tartar tribe that inhabit the
Russian province of Orenburg, on the S. side of
the river Ural. These Cossacs are descended
from those of the Don; and are a -valiant race
They profess the Greek religion, but they are
dissenters from the established religion, whom
the Russians called Roskolniki, or Separatists,
and who style themselves Staroverski, or Old
Believers. They consider the service of the es-
tablished church as profane, and have their own
priests and ceremonies. The Uralian Cossacs
are all enthusiasts for the ancient ritual, and prize
their beards almos't equal to their lives. A Rus-
sian officer naving ordered a number of Cossac
recruits to be publicly shaved in the town of
Yaitsk, in 1771, this wanton insu . txcited an in-
surrection, which was suppressed fat* a time ; hut
in 1773 an impostor, Pugatchef, who assumed the
name of Peter III., appeared among them; and
taking advantage of this circumstance, roused
them once more into open rebellion. This was
suppressed by the defeat and execution of the
imposter; and in order, to extinguish all remem-
brance of this rebellion, the river Yaik was called
the Ural; the Yaik Cossacs were denominated
Uralian Cossacs ; and the town of Yaitsk was
named Uralsk. These Cossacs are very ricft, in
consequence of their fisheries in the Caspian Sea.
Their principal fishery is for sturgeons and belu-
ga, whose roes supply large quantities of caviare ;
and the fish, chiefly salted and dried, afford a con-
siderable article of consumption in the Russian
empire.
Uralsk, a town of Russia, capital of the country
of the Uralian Cossacs, was formerly called Yaitsk
and is seated on the river Ural, 375 m. N. N. E. of
Astracan. Long. 50. 10. E., lat. 52. 0. N.
Uraniburg, a once magnificent castle, of Den-
mark, in the island of Huen, now in ruins. It
was built by Tycho Brahe, a celebrated astrono-
mer, who called it Uraniburg, or Castle of the
Heavens, and here made his observations.
Urbanna, ph. Steuben Co. N. Y. 252. m. W.
Albany. Pop. 1,288; ph. Champaign Co. Ohio
Pop. 1,103
Urbana, p.v. Middlesex Co. Pa. on the Rap-
pahannoc. 47 m. N. York, ft has some com-
merce.
U-bania, a town of Italy, in the delegation of
Urbino, built by Urban VIII. ; seated on the Me-
tro, 7 m. S. S. W. of Urbino.
Urbina, a delegation of Italy, in the pope’s dc
minions, comprising the greater part ofthe form-
er duchy of Urbino, with some adjoining districts.
Tns air is not deemed wholesome, nor is the soi;
fertile. The chief production is silk, and game is
plentiful.
Urbino, a city of Italy, capital of the foregoing
delegation, and an archbishop’s see. The uni-
versity contains a noble college and 16 convents
Great quantities of fine earthenware are made here
and it is famous for being the birth-place of the
illustrious painter Raphael. It stands on a hill.
58 m. E. of Florence and 120 N. of Rome.
Long. 12. 40. E., lat.43. 46. N.
Ureden, a town of Prussian Westphalia, in the
government of Munster, with manufactures of ex-
cellent linen; seated on the Berckel, 26 in WT
N. W. of Munster.
Urgel, a town of Spain in Catalonia, and a bish-
op’s see. It is seated on the Segra, in a fertile
plain, surrounded by mountains planted with
vineyards, 78 m. N. NY W. of Barcelona. Lon"
1. 28. E., lat. 42.24. N. b'
Urghenz, a town of the country of Carcasm, of
which it was formerly the capital: seated on a
small river which runs into the lake Aral, 90 m.
N. N. W. of Khiva. Long. 58. 30. E., lat
42^24. N.
Uri, a canton of Switzerland, 30 m. loner, and
12 broad; bounded on the N. by the canton of
Sweitz and the Waldstadter Sea, E. by the can
tons of Grisons and Glarus, S. by the bailiwics
of Italy, and W. by the cantons of Underwalden
and Bern. It has an area of 640 square milps
with 15,000 inhabitants. Altorf is the capital
See Schweitz.
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