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3. Haynichen, a fmall town on the Strignitz, and belonging to the Lord
of Scbonberg at JVingendorf. This place has frequently fuffered great damage
by fire.
4. The feigniory of Porfchenfiein appertains to the Lords of Schonberg,
who, in 1429, were inveifled therewith by the Eledor Frederick. The
principal places in it
are,
Porfchenfiein, or Purfchenftein, a very ancient citadel.
Sayda, a Imall town, in being in 1289, and having formerly a citadel,
which was laid wafle in the year 1634. In 1465, the town was entirely
deftroyed by fire.
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a mine-town.
Claufznitz, Kammerjwalda and Pfafroda, all parochial-villages.
5. The draining-houfe of Gruntbal, which lies on the Flohe. At this
place the copper is drained} that is, has the filver feparated from it. The
refidue of it is afterwards refined and forced. Ever fince the year 1752,
copper coins have alfo been ftruck here according to the Polißj ftandard.
The ElecSor Auguflus purchafed this place, in 1567, of the Uihmanners.
6. Cohmitz, Dorenthal (properly called Dorotheenthal) Granitz, Langenau,
Pretzjchejidorf, Ringenthal and WciJJ'enborn, all parochial-villages with
noble eftates,
IL The prefeöurate of Augustusburg, containing in it
twenty-fix mediate vaflals and fifty-four villages.
fix immediate,
In this prefedturate is,
1. Augußusburg, an eled;oraI citadel, feated on a high mountain on the
'Tfcbopa, and {landing on the fpot on which formerly flood the citadel of
Schellenb:rg, which was pulled down by the Eiedor Auguflus in the year
1567, and the prefent citadel caufed to be built in its ftead, and alfo called
after his name. In this citadel is a church. Below it lies,
2. Schellenberg, a fmall town under mediate vaflTalage, and having
both feat and voice at the Land-Diets.
3. TJchopa, or ZJchopau, alfo a fmall town under mediate vaflalage, and
having both feat and voice at the Land-Diets. This place lies on the ^JchopOy
containing in it a citadel, and was formerly a feparate amt of itfelf. Anciently
too it belonged to the feigniory of /^//Jf«/?f/«. In 1743 and 1750, it
was deftroyed by fire. Near it lies the above-mentioned fmelting-houfe of
Zjchopenthal.
4. Oederan, or Oedern, a fmall town under mediate vafi^alage, and
having both feat and voice at the Land-Diets, as alfo fome manufadures
of cloth, freeze, flannel and canvas. In the year 1709, this place was
wholly confu med by fire ; in 1733, half burnt downj and, in i753, loft
by the fame dreadful calamity fixty-eight houfes and fome public buildings.
5. Floha, a parochial-village, feated on the river of that name,
6. Rrdmavjdorf, alfo a parochial-village, having a nobleman's eftate.
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