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village, and contains in it thirty houfes of an equal height and bignefs,
for the reception of the King's retinue at fuch times as the court is at Pilnitz
; as alio the villages of Upper-Poyritz, Sabrigen, &c.
3. Wiljdruf, or Wilfdorf, an old little town and a nobleman's eftate belonging
to the family of Scbonberg, who have been in pofleflion of it ever
iince the year 1442. This town has frequently and particularly in 1744
fuflained great lofs
by fire.
4. Koijcbenbroda, a market-town, in the neighbourhood of which grows
a pretty good wine.
5. Keßelfdorf, a parochial-village, in which in 1745 a very bloody engagement
happened betVv'een the Saxons, who had entrenched themfelves
there, and the Prußians, to the difadvantage of the former.
6. The parochial-villages of Wilfchdorf and Laujh, which belong to
Count Flemming, and are at prefent fequeftrated to the upper prefedlurate
at
Drejden.
7. Cunnerfdorf, Gnmberg, Upper-Kreyfcha, Lockivitz, Lomnitz, PeßerivifZt
Scbonfeldy Seyferjdorf, Wacbau, Wfijzig and Weisßrop, all parochial-villages,
having noblemen's eftates.
III. The prefeäurate of Dippoldiswalda contains in it feven immediate,
two mediate vaflals, and twenty-eight villages. In it is
1. Dippoldißvalda, a fmall town under mediate vaflalage, and having
both feat and voice at the Provincial Diets. This place lies on the Dippoldifwald
WeiJJeritz, and has for a long time belonged to the family of
Miihiiz; but in 1569 or 68, together with the whole right of adminiftration,
was again redeemed by the Eledtor Augtißus to the eledoral
chamber. Dippoldijkvalda is a Bohemia?! fief.
2. Rabenau, a fmall town under mediate vaflalage, and having both feat
and voice at the Provincial Diets. This place formerly in conjundlion withitsap--
purtenances conftituted a peculiar feigniory. Rabenau is alfo ^Bohemianhzf,
3. The noble eftates of /^fiVMört'/, Barreutb ^nd Eckerfdorf.
IV. The prefediurate of Pirna, containing in it twenty-feven immediate
and twenty-two mediate vailals, together with. villages. In it is
Pirna, a town under immediate vaflalage, and enjoying both feat and
voice at the Provincial Diets. This town lies on the E/be, into which at
tliis place the rivulet of Gottleube pours itfelf. It is the feat of a fuperintendency,
whofe fpiritual jurifdidlion is divided into the upper and middle circles,
and that beyond the Elbe, comprizing in it fifty-one mother-churches
and eight filials. Exclufive of the principal and parochial-church here, in
this town moreover is the cloyfter-church, near which formerly flood a
c\oy?i.QX oi Dominica?is, and a burying-church. The inhabitants carry on
all manner of commerce by means of the river Elbe, and the neighbouring
quarries of fand-flone yield here the fineft blocks of thatflone, which are
exported to remote places. Pima anciently belonged to the bifhopric of
Meifen,