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54^ GERMAN T: [Sax'ony.
the town of Wittejiberg was Bernhard Duke of Saxony. In 1 547
it was
taken by the Emperor Charles Y. In 1640 it fufFered great damage byfire.
In 1756 it was poiTefled by ihe Pnt/Jiajis, who aUb broke down a
baftion of the fortifications. As its fliare in the tax levied upon liquors Wittenberg
pays only one half.
To the univerfity here belong the villages of Melzivig, and Eutfch, the
latter of which is a parochial-village ; together with thofe of Reuden, Polnfdorf\
Pißeritz^ Copenig, Dieterichjdorf, Tciichel, the little mill oi Abjdorff]
and a fmall eftate fitiiated at Seegrchn.
2. Kemberg, in Latin called Cameracum, a fmall town, under Immediate
vaflalage, and at the provincial Diets enjoying both feat and voice. In this
town is a citadel, together with a provoftlliip or fpiritual infpeftion. The
inhabitants of this place apply themfelves with great diligence to the culture
of hops. The town itfelf was iirft founded by fome Flcinings who came
out of the province of Cambrnv, or Camcryk.
3. Zabna., a fmall town, under immediate vaflalage, and enjoying both
feat and voice at the Provincial Diets, and being alfo the feat of a fuperintendency.
In the year 1719 this place fuffered greatly by fire.
4. Schmiedeberg^ a fmall town, under immediate vaflalage, and environed
by mountains.
5. Eljler, a borough, fubjeil to mediate vaflalage, and fituated not far
from the river Elbe, into which at no great diftance from this place runs
the
Black Eljler.
6. Reinhards, or Reijiharz, a church-village and nobleman's eftate, the
proprietor of wliich, namely, the privy-counfellor, and hereditary marihal,
John Count of Lojer, has rendered it worthy notice by the laboratory
founded there at a very great expence, and with ftill greater judgment,
for the making of divers mechanical and optical machines.
7. Grofzivig, a nobleman's eftate and village, near which, in 173 i, were
dug up fome tranfparent and opake ambers of various colours.
^. Blankenjee, a church- village, with a nobleman's eflate of the family
of Thiemen, and lying on a lake of the fame name, being, as well as the
church-village of Stangenhagen, wholly furrounded by the Middle Mark.
9. Dabrim, Gaditz, Jahme, K'-obßadt, Nuderfdcrf, Radis, Rackitb, and
Wartenbing, all church-villages with noblemens efl:ates.
II. The prcfedurate of Grafenhavnchen, containing in it one immediate
vafial, one mediate vafllil, and eight villages. In this prefedurate is
1, Grafenhayneben,, a finall town under mediate vaflalage, and having'
both feat and voice at the Provincial Diets, as alfo a fuperintendency.
2. Slroh'walde, a royal domain.
III. The prefeöurate of Bklzig, in which are eight immediate vaflals,
ieventeen mediate ones, and eighty-three villages.. In this prefedurate we
are
fiifl to remark.
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