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Henneberg.] GERMANY, 469<br />

Grimmenthal, in popifh times a celebrated place <strong>of</strong> pilgrimage, and at<br />

prefi;r>t containing a h<strong>of</strong>pital.<br />

The parochial-villages <strong>of</strong> Leuterfdorf, Vachdorf, and Belrieih, in the laft<br />

<strong>of</strong> which is a citadel.<br />

In<br />

2. The Juchjen Grund, lying on the rivulet <strong>of</strong> "Juchfen, and containing<br />

it<br />

Juchßli, a parochial-vilhge, in which is a princely domain, and a nobleman's<br />

feat.<br />

Riitfchenhaufen, or Rixenhaiifcn, alfo a parochial-village.<br />

Svphienluji, formerly called the MemeUfeld-h<strong>of</strong>, which Sophia Elizabethy.<br />

dutchefs by marriage <strong>of</strong> Saxe- Meinungen, purchafed <strong>of</strong> the laft owner<br />

Baumbach, and caufed to be enlarged and improved, calling it after her<br />

own name.<br />

3. The Sulzfeld-Grund, in which is<br />

Sulzjeld,<br />

a parochial-village.<br />

Hennebergy alfo a parochial-village, with a domain. On a mountain near<br />

this village ftood the ftetn-houfe <strong>of</strong> the Counts <strong>of</strong> Henneberg, which building,<br />

in 1C25, was reduced to aflies by the rebellious peafants. Prince<br />

Henry XIII. was the laft who refided therein, and alfo died there in 1405.<br />

Hermansfeld, a parochial-village, near a fmall lake, and therein an iflandj<br />

on which formerly ftood a chapel dedicated to St. Wolfgang, to which frequent<br />

pilgrimages were made. There is now a hunting-houfe ftanding<br />

here, which is ftill called Zwn Wolfgang.<br />

4. The Herpf-Grund, feated on the brook <strong>of</strong> Herpf and containing<br />

Herpf, a parochial-village, which is environed with a wall. At this<br />

place formerly were co-heirs. The adjoining mountain <strong>of</strong> Zur Gebe is'<br />

reckoned the higheft in this princely county.<br />

Bettenhaufen,<br />

a parochial-village.<br />

Seba, a fmall village, containing a free farm, and near it a fmall but vtiy<br />

deep lake.<br />

Stepjerßjaufen, containing^ a nobleman's eftate, together with Solz, areboth<br />

parochial-villages.<br />

Dreyfigacker, alfo a parochial-village, with a domain belonging to it,<br />

5. Wilmars, a village, in which alfo are fome fubjeäs <strong>of</strong> Baron Stein.<br />

6. Berkach, a village, containing fubjefts both <strong>of</strong> Wurzburg and Baron-<br />

Stein.<br />

Rem. The following villages are all noble, and immediately fubjedl tothe<br />

Prince :<br />

viz,<br />

Ellingßaufen, a parochial-village, Helaa, Wolkerßaufen, Landsberg, Rip-^<br />

perßaufen, frebs, Geba, Gleimerßmufeny Heßelbach, Harks, EinorJbaufen;,<br />

Schiviggerßaufen, and Kenth'wertßiaiijen..<br />

3. Theprefeä:urate <strong>of</strong> Wasungen.. In it<br />

Wafungen^ a very ancient little town, feated on the river Werra, with anolcä

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