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.•> 42 GERMANY. [L. Bavaria.<br />

Twenty-four caftles, noble feats, and h<strong>of</strong>markte, as namely Alte?ifclru!ent,<br />

Heckenbuch, Krcmpelßein, Murau, Orth, Rab, Riedau, Sigharti/ig, Zell, &;c.<br />

- II. In LOTVER-BAVARIA,<br />

Which is alfo divided into two rent-amts or governments.<br />

! . To the rent-amt <strong>of</strong> Landßnit belongs<br />

Landßut, an open town, fituated on the Ifer, and the capital <strong>of</strong> the<br />

rcnt-amt. This town is well built, and contains in it an eledloral palace<br />

feÄted on a hill, together with another which ftands in the middle <strong>of</strong> the<br />

town, and is called the Neuebau or neio -building, as alfo a college with a<br />

church in it, the fteeple <strong>of</strong> which is reckoned the higheft in Germany ;<br />

a parifli church dedicated to St. Job, a college <strong>of</strong> Jefuits, three convents <strong>of</strong><br />

Monks, and the like number containing Nuns. Landjhut was built either<br />

by Duke Leivii <strong>of</strong> Bavaria, or his father Duke Otto <strong>of</strong> Mittehhach. In<br />

1634 it fuffered from the Sivedes.<br />

Oa the further fide <strong>of</strong> the Jfer {lands Seligenthal, an abbey <strong>of</strong> Cißercain<br />

Nuns.<br />

2. The Pfleggericht <strong>of</strong> Aerding, containing in it<br />

Aerding, or Erding, a fmall town on the little river Sempt, in a country<br />

which produces the beü: grain in all Lciver-Bavaria. In the year 1632<br />

ihe greateft part <strong>of</strong> this town was fet on fire by the Swedes^ and in 1648<br />

entirely laid in adies by them.<br />

Wartenberg, a market-town containing a caftle, feated on the river Strong,<br />

Old and Neiv-Fraiwh<strong>of</strong>on, lordfliips, in favour <strong>of</strong> w^h<strong>of</strong>e immediate<br />

dependence on the Empire fentence was pafTed by the Imperial chamber<br />

in the year 1701, but in opp<strong>of</strong>ition to this the Eledlor <strong>of</strong> Bavaria had<br />

recourfe to the remedium revifwnis. To thefe lordlTiips belong<br />

Old-Fraunh<strong>of</strong>cn, a caftle and market-town, feated on the little river<br />

<strong>of</strong> Vtls.<br />

<strong>New</strong>-Fraiinh<strong>of</strong>en, a caftle ilanding on a mountain.<br />

Fifty-three cables, noble feats, and k<strong>of</strong>markte, as namely Adorf, Aeß,<br />

Euting, Frauenberg, Gank<strong>of</strong>en, Kopfsburg, Old and Lang-Preifzing, Upper<br />

and Lcwer-Peuibach, Taufkirch, Vilßeim, Wafen-'Tegernbach^ &c.<br />

3. Tht pfUggericht <strong>of</strong> Dorjen, in which is<br />

Dorfeii, a market-town feated on the little river Ifen.<br />

Mo/en,<br />

a noble feat and h<strong>of</strong>tmarkte.<br />

4. The Pfleggericht <strong>of</strong> Ncumarkt, belonging to the knights <strong>of</strong> St.<br />

George, and containing in it<br />

Neuinnrkt, a market-town, feated on the river Roth,<br />

Feit an abbey <strong>of</strong> Benedi£iine Monks.<br />

ti.<br />

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