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Brunswick (Capital is on the Ocker)

the capital, is on the Ocker, in a level and fertile district, 143 miles W. S. W. of Berlin. It is supposed to have been founded in 861, by Bruno, Duke of Ostfalen. In the 13th century Brunswick became a member of the siderable commercial prosperity, which Hanseatic League, and soon attained condeclined with the decay of the League. narrow and crooked streets. The cathe- The town is most irregularly built, with dral (1173-1469), and the churches of St.

Martin, St. Catharine and St. Andrew, with its steeple 341 feet high, are among the principal buildings; the old Rathaus seum are some notable antiquities and is a fine specimen of Gothic. In the museum are some notable antiquities and works of art, by Jan Steen, Albert Dürer, venuto Cellini. The industry of the town Reni, Ruysdael, Michael Angelo and Benbefore the World War consisted chiefly before the World War consisted chiefly linen, leather, sewing machines, chicory, beet sugar, tobacco, papier maché, and lacquered wares, and in publishing. A fine avenue of linden trees leads to the ducal palace, which, destroyed by fire in 1830 and 1865, was rebuilt in 1869. Pop. about 142,000.