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pofiible to reduce it by blockade. It ferves not, however, fo much for the
defence of the country as for a fafe retreat to the Sovereign and for the fafe
keeping of the archives and other things of value. It is fo fituated, indeed,
that it commands the Elbs, and is able to defend the little towns below it.
There is always a fmall garrifon here with a commanding officer; and it
has likewife a church of its own with a preacher. In the year 1756, it
was declared neutral during the war and till fuch time as peace fliall be
reltored.
3. Dohna, in ancient records called Donyn, Doni/i, Dona, Dhona and
Dor.aUy an open, little town under mediate vaffalage and confiftlngof about
one hundred houfes. This place lies on the Muglitz and partly alfo on a
hill called the Tafchenberg. It enjoys both feat and voice at the Provincial
Diets, and, exclufive of the principal and parochial-church here, contains
moreover a church near the hofpital. In the years i6q8, 1611, 1663,
and likewife at other times, it fuffered great damage by fire.
On the mountain-citadel near it are ftill to be feen fome traces of the old
burg or fort of Dohna, which was the original feat of the ancient and celebrated
Burggraves of that name, 'who ftill continue to flourifli in the
Kingdom oi Prußa, The Marggrave William oi Meißen deprived them of
this fort in the year 1403, and razed it. The Eledlor of Saxony holds
one half of the citadel, with its appurtenances, as a fief of the crown of
Bohemia.
4. Gottkuhe, a fmall mine-town, having both feat and voice at the Provincial
Diet, and whofe council, on account of the houfes in it, is under
immediate vaffalage; but to its prefedurate belong the upper and hereditary
jurifdidfion. This place is alfo a Bohemian fief.
5. BerggiefzJjubel, another fmall mine-town, under immediate vaffalage,
and having feat and voice at the Provincial Diets, together with a mineoffice.
At this place is an acid-fpring called the Friderichprunn^ as alfo a
warm bath known by the appellation of the JohnGeorge bath.
6. lÄebßadt, a fmall town and citadel, in an agreeable fituation in a fine
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valley, and being a noble eftate. This place, after repeated changes of its
owners, was purchafed, in the year 1751, by the commiffion-council of
Franconia.
7. Baretißein, or Benißein, a pretty little town, with a citadel belonging
to it, lying on the Muglitz, and which, in the year 1734, confifted of
fifty-four houfes. This place is a Bohemian fief. In 1495, Dr. Peter, of
Barenßein, with the confent of Duke William, founded a market-town near
his citadel here, on which Duke G-eorge conferred town-privileges. Towards
the middle of the feventeenth century, Barenßein came, after a thirty years
fequeftration, to Wolfgang of Liittichau, but in the century after to Hans
Henry oi Schonberg, and by virtue of his teftament, in 17 11, to the Count
•Qi Hohendorf. In the years 1622, 1630, 1669, 1723 and 1738, it fuffered