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Ueberlingen.] GERMANY. 291
at one hundred and forty rixdollars, fixty-three kruitzers. One of its privileges
is its having an Imperial ftandard, and, among the things worthy of
notice here, is this, namely, that the now fupprefled coin called bellen take
their name from this place. Its arms are, Or, a hand dexter, and, gules^
a crofs of the fame. In the year 1710, feveral Proteftant Prince and States
had a meeting here, and entered into a convention among themfelves.
To the jurifdidlion of this town belong feven prefecflurates, containing
Velberg, a fmall town, feated on the little river Buhler.
Ilzhojen, alio a fmall town.
Limpurgy a caflle, purchafed by £r^;w;, Eaxon oi Li ij: pur g, in the year
1540.
Elterß:ofen, a caflle, purchafed by Mekhhe Senjt in the fame year; together
with
The twenty following parifhes : 'oiz. Anhäufen, Bibenfeld, Enßingen, Gebingen
, Geilenkirch, Geifzlingen, Great-AltorJ, Grundellart, Hosjelden, Hohejiha-d,
Upper-Speltach, Lorenzzimmern, Michelfeld, Upper-Ajpach, Orlach.
Rein/per g, Stockenburg, Tmigenthal, Under-Munkbeim, Under-Sondheint and
Weßhei)}!.
UEBERLINGEN.
The free Imperial town of Ueberlingen flands on a rock in a bay of the
lake of Coßanz, which takes its name from it, and its moats are formed of
fo many ftone quarries. This town is divided into three parts ; namely,
into the lower town, the upper town and the Gallenberg; in the laft of
which is produced wine. Ueberlingen is 7^ö/;;/?«-catholic, and contains in it .
a collegiate-church dedicated to St. Nicolas, as alfo a houfe of the order of
St. John, an Imperial hofpital, three convents and two other churches.
Near the town is a good mineral fpring. UeberVnigen was an Imperial town
fo early as the time of the Emperors of Swabia. Charles IV. and Wenceßaus,
engaged to maintain it in its immediate dependency on the Empire. To the
prefedurate of ^//«y'itpays, as an annual acknowledgment, ten pounds of
pfennings. In the diet of the Empire it pofleffes the eleventh place among
the Imperial towns of Swabia, and among thofe of the circle the feventh.
Its alTefTmentto the mafricula of the Empire and Circle formerly amounted
to three hundred and twelve florins, but in 1683 was reduced to one hundred
and thirty-nine. Its contingency to the chamber of Wetzlar is one
hundred and fifty-feven rixdollars, twenty-four kruitzers.
To thejurifdidlion of this town belong
The caftles of Hohen-Bodtnan and Kamsberg,
together with
The pariflies of Mahlfpuren, Bondorf, Great-Scbcnach, Under- Siggingen,
Denkingen and Sernatingen.
P p 2 ROTHWEIL.