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Erzgebirg.] GERMANY. 607
With its church are united,
The forges of Wittichßhal, which were firfl: founded by Cafpar tVittich,
in the valley hard by the Fa/ienberge. At this place too white or tinned
iron-plates are prepared ; together with
The glafs-houle of Jugler.
6. Deutfcb-Wiefentkal-, fo called in contradiftindion to Bohmifch-Wiejenthalt
from which it is feparated by a bound or meer. This place lies on
the borders of Bohemia, and is divided into
Under, or Old-Wiefenthal, which is an ancient mine-town containing
two forges,
and into
Neiijladt, or Vpper-Wiefenthal, a fmall mine-town, having both feat and
voice at the Land-Diets. A beginning was made with the building of this
place in the year 1526 by Proteftant Bohemimis. The Lords of Schonhurg
conferred on it, with Duke George's confent, the firft mine immunities.
It has one common mine-ofHce with Scheibenberg.
The inhabitants fubfift
chiefly by the mines and forges, and by their traffic in lace. Both places
devolved from the Lords of Schonburg to the eledtoral houfe oi Saxony.
7. Scheibenberg, a fmall open mine-town under mediate vaffalage, and
having both feat and voice at the Land-Diets. The mine-works here yield
iilver, iron, (jc. The town itfelf has one common mint-office with Upper-
Wiejenthal. In 1710 it was almofl: wholly burnt down.
8. Alle, alio a fmall mine-town under mediate valialage, and having both
feat and voice at the Land-Diets. This place Wes, on the. Mulde, and contains
about one hundred and one houfes. Not far from it is the white
earth-pit, out of which the earth for the Mifnian porcelane is dug.
Beyond the Mulde, betwixt this town and the Sckneeberg, lies the forge
of Auer.
9. Crottendorf, a large parochial-village fituate on the Zfchopa, and containing
an eledloral hunting-houfe. Much lace is wove here. Formerly,
together with its appurtenances, it conflituted a feparate prefedurate, which
the Lords of Schonburg difpofed of in 1 559 to the Eledfor Augußus.
10. Carlsjeld, a mine-town and forge leated on the river //v/Z^/Z'. This
place was firfl founded in 1678 by Viet Ham Schnorren, and fo named
after George Charles of Carlowitz.
1 1. Sola, a mine-town, lying about one hour's diflance from Eyhenßcck, in
a valley through which runs the Soja, and containing in it one hundred fire-r
places. Its inhabitants are chiefly miners.
12. Hundßubel, a fmall mine-town containing a church, which is a fil'al
to that of Barenwalda.
i-^. Bocka, or Buckau, a mine-town confifling of about one hundred
and forty houfes.
14. Oberfchlemma, a parochial-village of feventy-five fire-places, and
joining immediately to the Schneeberg. In this place is the above-defcribed
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