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62 2 GERMANY.
[Naumburg,
3. Curfdorf, Gundorf, Hanichen and Horburg, the laft of which has a
fair, together with Roglitz and Riickmarjdorf, all parochial-villages.
4. Grofzdolzig, Little-Liebenau, Lciiizfch, Ohcrthau, Wehren, JVefzmar and
Zojchen,\\\ noble parochial-villages, containing noblen:iens cftates.
V. The prefedurate of Lauckstadt, comprizing in it tv^^enty-nine
villages and eleven noblemens eflates.
In this prefeiäurateis,
1. Lauchifadt, a fi^all town under immediate vaflalage, and containing
a citadel and a manor. At this place is a medicinal and an acid Ipring. In
1 63 1, Lauchßadt was milerably laid wadehy the I/»/>eriaJißs. In 1651 and
1701, it luftained great damage by fire.
2. S,chacf]1a(it^ alio a fmall town, containing a nobleman's eflate belonging
to the family oi Lohj'c. In the year 1670, this place fuftained great damage
by fire.
3. The village of Dolitz am Berge, in v/hich is a nobleman's eftate and a
parifli-church ; as alio that of TloUcben, containing a parifii-church ; Neukirchen,
having a nobleman's eftate and a parilh-church ; Upper and Loiver-
Beichlitz, with a nobleman's eftate and a parifh-church ; Upper zndL^wer-
Deutjchenihal, with a parifli-church ; FaJJendorj\ containing a nobleman's
eftate, and Scbietlau, in which is a parilh-church.
'T/je Foundation or Bishopric of
N A U M B U R G.
§. I. (~\P this bidiopric John George Schreiber has delineated and engraved
^^ a chart which Homann% heirs republidied in 1732. This chart
conftitutes the fifty-ieventh in the Ailas of Germany.
§.2. It lies partly on the Saale and partly on the Elßer, the former part
of it being wholly furrounded by the circle of Tlmrhigia, and the latter by
the fame, as alio by the circle of Leipzig, the principality oi Altenburg znA
Count Reu/zs fcigniory of Gera. Exclufive of good tillage it wants not aHe
the culture of wine.
§.3. In the whole foundation are five towns and one hundred and forty
(or according to Hempel's tables one hundred and twenty-one) villages.
§. 4. The Emperor OUo I. founded this bifhopric, in the year 968, at
Zeitz; and, though in 1029, it is true that the cathedral-church was
removed to Naumburg, yet all the canons did not quit Zeitz, but there
ftill remained there a collegiate-church. "JtdiusFfliig, famous for his learning
and prudence, who died in the year 1564, was the laft biHiop hereof,
and after him Duke Alexander of Saxony was poflulated to be adminiftrator