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550 G E R M A N r. [Thurlngia.
4. Dolliiigen^ Falkenberg, Schmerkendorf, and Wiederau, all church-villages,
having noble eftates.
XI. The prefeöurate of Bitterfeld, which belonged formerly to the
Merfebwg collateral line of the eledtoral houfe of Saxony. In it are fifteen
mediate vafTals, and forty-eight villages : namely,
1. Bitterfeld, a fm all town, under immediate vaflalage, and having both
feat and voice at the Provincial Diets. In it too is a luperintendency, and
this place lies on the river Mulde.
2. Brebna, a fmall town, under mediate vaffalage, and having both feat
and voice at the Provincial Diets. This place was anciently the capital of
the county of Brebna, the proprietors of which were of the Wettin line.
On the extindion of thofe Counts the county fell to the Eledors of Saxony
of the Afcanian race.
3. Pouch, a citadel, lying not far from the river Muldc, together with its
appropriated leigniory, of which the collateral branch of the principal line of
the Counts of Solms-Lich is
pofiefled.
4. Oid-Jefznitz, Niemeck, Priorau, Ranißn, and Roitzfch, the laft of
which confill:s of eight fliares, as alfo Schhrau, are all church-villages with
noble eftates. Wclff'en likewife is a church-village.
The
Circle«?/^
T H U R I N G I J.
§.i. /^ F the landgravate of Thuringta are extant fome old drawings
^^ taken by John Mellinger and Adolarin Erichhis ; the latter of
which have alfo been copied by Bbeuw, fanffon and others. The chart
publifhed hy fohn Bapt. Homann, was firft improved, in the year 1729, by
his fon john Chriß. Homann, and afterwards, in 1738, by Frederick Chrrßian
Lcffer. The laft edition of this chart is to be found in the Atlas oi. Germany,
in which it conftitutes the fifty-firftj and in number fifty-five is likewife to
be found a chart of F-aH-T^huringia, publifhed by Homann a heirs, in the
y«ar 1747, on two fheets.
§. 2. The circle of Thuringia forms the north part of the landgravate
of that name. The country is well watered, yields good pafturage and
abundance of corn, particularly wheat, which is excellent, as alfo fine
woods, and produces woad at Laitgenfalza, together with fafior, anife, fennel
aad wine in other places ; and has alfo a confiderable breed of horfes,
horned-cattle and flieep. Of thefe natural produdions of the country a great
part is exported.
§. 3. T^bu-