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Saxony (PRUSSIAN a province of Prussia)

PRUSSIAN, a province of Prussia, of irregular shape, and with isolated districts, almost in the center of Germany, N. of Saxony; area, 9,756 square miles. Originally a part of Saxony, it was given to Prussia by the Congress of Vienna (1814). The N. and larger portion belongs to the north German plain; the S. and S. W. is elevated or hilly, partly belonging to the Harz Mountain system, and containing the Brocken (3,742 feet). The chief river is the Elbe. The soil is generally productive, about 61 per cent. being under the plow and 20 per cent. forests. Beet sugar is largely produced. The mineral products are valuable, particularly lignite, salt, kainite, and other potash salts. The capital of the province is Magdeis Magde SAXOPHONE burg; other towns are Halle (with a university), Erfurt, and Halberstadt. Pop. about 3,150,000.