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In this town are two convents and an ahnshoiife, the latter of which, both
with refpcft to the poor who are admitted into it and likewile of its go-
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L.Bavaria.] G E R M A N T.
Stadt am Hof, a fmall town, feated on the Danube oppofite to kafishon,
with which Imperial city it is joined by means of a bridge over the river.
vernors, is one half Lulberati, and the; other half Rovian-czthoY\c ; its
yearly income being faid to amount to 80,000 florins. The Ltitlxrans have
alio a chapel here. In 1 704 the Impertaliili carried 'this place by alTault,
^nd in 1742 the French entrenched themfelves here.
S. Mang, a priory of regular Augußines fituated near Ratisbon.
The calHe of Wachs, together with Ragers and Lower-PFinzcr , noblemens
feats.
2. The middle pfleggericht, viz.
1. The pfleggericht of Straubing, m which h
Straubijig, a town and caftle feated on the Danube, being well built, and
alfo the refidence of an electoral fifcal court. This town contains in it
a collegiate church, together with a college of Jefuits, and four convents.
Without it ftands the church of St. Peter. Straubing was firft built in
the year 1208 by Leivis Duke o^ Bavaria : But in 1288 and 1392 was
totally deftroyed by fire. In the year 1742 it was cancnaded by the Aufirians,
and in 1743 taken by capitulation.
Pfaff'enmunßer, a collegiate church.
Thirty-two caftles, noblemens feats, and hoftmarkte, namely Acholfing,
Ainhaujen, Aitcrhofen, Amjelßng, Bergftoif, Geltaf?7g, Honhart, Horlbach,
Vpper-Harthaujen, Upper-Mozing, Upper-Piebing, ^Rain, Schambach, Soffau,
Steinach, Sunzing, IJtling, and Wijendorf.
2. The pfleggericht of Aliterfeh, containing
Milerjeh, a caftle.
Pogen, a market-town, fituated not far from the Danube on the river
Pogen, by which it is joined. On a hill adjoining to this place is a miraculous
image of the Virgin Mary. The ancient Counts of Pogen became
cxtincfl in the year 1242.
Falkenflein, a market-town and feat. Vppcr-Altaich.
Frauen- Zell ?inA Methen, abbeys oi BenediSline Monks.
Windberg, a Pramonjiratenfian abbey.
Forty caftles, noblemens feats, and hofmarkte, as namely Au, Bernried,
3. The pfleggericht o{ Gofferihrj
Bremberg, Burgkn, Degenberg, Degernbach, Eck, Falkenjeh, Haukenzell,
Haybach, Locheim, New-Rambsberg, Ofenberg, Pofching, Saulburg, Schonliein,
Steinberg, Weichenberg, and Wezhberg.
4. The pfleggericht of Cham, confifling of an immediate Imperial
county, the Lords of which became extind: in the year 1204. The Emperor
Lewis IV. transferred this
place together with the upper palatinate to
the children of his brother Rudolph; but in 1628 it reverted, to'-^ether
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