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some seasons of the year it is formed into an
entire mass of fine white salt, with a hard crust
resembling ice.
Zotcan, a town of the kingdom of Tunis, fa-
mous for the dyeing scarlet caps and the bleach-
ing of linen, 36 m.S. W. of Tunis.
Zuekviantel, a town of Austrian Silesia, and a
bishop’s see. It has mines of gold, silver, cop-
per, and iron, and is 15 m. S. of Neisse.
Zueela, a town of the kingdom of Fezzan, situ-
ate in a district of remarkable fertility. The rem-
nants of ancient buildings, the number and size of
the cisterns, and the construction of the vaulted
caves, intended perhaps as repositories for corn,
exhibit wonderful vestiges of its ancient splendor.
It is 60 m. E. N. E. of Mourzook. Long. 16. 34.
E., lat. 27. 59. N.
Zuo, a small canton of Switzerland, contain-
ing an area of 120 sq. m., bounded on the E. and
N. by Zurich, W. by Lucern, and S. by Schweitz.
It is rich in pasturage, has plenty of various
kinds of stone fruit, as well as walnuts and chest-
nuts, and wine of a very acid flavor. The inhab-
itants estimated at 15,500, are Roman Cath-
olics.
Zuo, the capital of the foregoing canton, con-
tains several handsome churches, a good town-
house, &c., and is seated on a lake of its name,
12 m. N. VV. of Schweitz. Long. 8. 24. E.,lat. 47.
4. N.
Zuider Zee, a great bay of the German Ocean,
which extends from N. to S. in Holland, between
the provinces of Friesland, Overyssel, Gelderlanl
and North Holland.
Zulauf, or Suloy, a town of Prussian Silesia, 5
m. S. W. of ZVlilitsch.
Zulliehuu, a town of Prussia in the province of
Brandenburg, with a castle which stands without
the walls of the town, and has a rampart and
ditches. The suburbs contain more houses than
the town itself, and amcng them is a large orphan
house, to which is. annexed a school, an acade-
my, &c. Here are good manufactures, and the
vicinity produces much corn and wine. In 1759
a battle was fought near this town between the
Prussians and Russians in which the former were
defeated. It is situate in a plain, near the Oder,
24 m. E. by N. of Crossen. Long. 15. 52. E., lat.
52. 9. N.
Zulpha, or Jufa, a town of Persia, almost close
to Ispahan, to which it is a sort of suburb, and se-
parated from it by the river Sanderon. It was
peopled by a colony of Armenians, brought hith-
er by Shah Ahbas, and contains several church-
es and monasteries.
Zulz, a town of Austrian Silesia, in the prin-
cipality ofOppeln, 14 m E. by S. of Neisse and
26 S. S. W. of Oppeln.
Zulz, a town of Switzerland, in the canton of
Grisons, on the river Inn, 26 m. S. E. ofCoire.
Zumampa, a town of Tucuman, on the river
Dolco, 110 m. S. S. E. of St. Jago del Estero.
Zumaya, a town of Biscay, near the coast, 51
m. W. by S. of St. Sebastian.
Zumpango, a town of Mexico, 100 m. N. by E.
of Acapulco and 105 S. of Mexico. |
Zurich, a canton of Switzerland, bounded on
the N. by Schaffhausen, E. by Thurgaw and the
county of Tockenburg, S. by Glaris, Schweitz,
and Zng, and W. by Lucern and the county of
Baden. Zurich was admitted a member of the
Helvetic confederacy in 1351, and obtained the
privilege of being the first canton in rank; it is
also the most considerable in extent both of ter-
ritory and power, next to that of Bern, having an
area of 950 sq. m., with upwards of 180,000 in
habitants. It abounds in wine and excellent pas
ture ; but the supply of corn is not sufficient for
interior consumption. The inhabitants are all
Calvinists; and two-thirds of them derive their
livelihood hy spinning thread and silk, and mak-
ing linen for the manufacture of the town.
Zurich, a city of Switzerland, capital of the
foregoing canton, stands at the northern extrem-
ity of the lake of Zurich, and occupies both, sides
ofthe rapid and transparent Limat, which issues
from that lake and divides the town into two un-
equal parts, communicating by three bridges. It
was formerly an imperial city, and is one of the
; best built in this country, but the streets are nar
row and the houses high. Zurich was the first
town in Switzerland that separated from the
church of Rome. Among its charitable founda-
tions are an orphan-house, an hospital for incura-
bles, that for the sick of all nations, which usual-
ly contains between 600 and 700 patients, and
the Almosen-Amt, or foundation for the poor,
which puts out children as apprentices, and dis-
tributes money, clothes, and books, to poor per-
sons, not of the town only, hut of the canton, to
the amount of upwards of xc2xa35,000 a year. The
inhabitants carry on manufactures of muslins,
cottons, linens, and silk handkerchiefs. It is 35
m. S. VV. of Constance, 40 S. E. of Basil, and 55
N. E. of Bern. Long. 8. 32. E., lat. 47. 20. N.
Zurich, a lake of Switzerland, 24 m. long and
4 broad. The adjacent country is finely cultiva-
ted and well peopled ; and the S. part of the lake
appears bounded by the stupendous mountains
of Schweitz and Glams. The scenery is pic-
turesque, lively and diversified. The river Lim-
mai runs through the whole length of this lake
to Zurich.
Zurita, a town of Spain, in New Castile, with
a castle, seated on the Tagus, 38 m. E. of Mad-
rid.
Zurz, a town of Switzerland, in the canton of
Grisons, seated on the Inn, 20 m. N. N. W. of
Bormio.
Zurzach, a town of Switzerland, in the county
of Baden, seated on the Rhine, just above the in-
flux of the Aar, 9 m. N. of Baden.
Zurzonza, a town of Mexico, in the province
of Mechoacan, situate on an island in a lake, 25
m. W. S. W. of Mechoacan.
Zutphen, a strong town of the Netherlands, in
Gelderland, capital of a county of its name. It
is seated at the conflux of the Berkel with the
Yssel, 9 m. S. by E. of Deventer and 55 E. by S.
of Amsterdam. Long. 6. 13. E., lat. 52. 10. N.
Zuyst, a village of the Netherlands which
abounds in plantations and shady walks, and is
inhabited by Moravian manufacturers. It is
much frequented in the summer months, by mer-
chants who have no country seats of their own.
5 m. from Utrecht.
Zveuigorod, a town of Russia, in the govern
ment of Moscow, situate on the Moskva, 28 m.
W. of Moscow.
Zwenkau, a town and castle of Saxony, seated
on the Elster, 6 m. S. of Leipzig.
Zwetl, a town of Austria, at the conflux ot he
Zvvetl with the Kemp, 26 m. W. N. W. of
Krems.
Zwiek, a town of Saxony, with a citadel, three
churches, and a Latin school, in which is a good
library. The inhabitants have manufactures of
cloth and leather, and a trade in corn and beei
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