Schweidnitz
a town of Prussia, in Silesia, on a height above the Weistritz, 29 miles S. W. of Breslau. Its manufactures include machinery, woolens, linens, furniture, earthenware , carriages, gloves, beer, and spirits. It was made a regular fortress by Frederick the Great, and figured much during his wars.
During its last siege, in 1807, it was taken in 36 days by the French and its outworks were dismantled. Its fortifi- 1 SCHWEINFURT SCIACCA cations were removed in 1862. Pop. sylvania, where, as Schwenkfeldians, they about 35,000.
SCHWEINFURT, an ancient and long an imperial free city in Bavaria; on the Main, 28 miles N. E. of Würzburg.
It contains a beautiful market-place, in which important cattle and wool markets are held. Wine growing, sugar refining, and manufactures of chemicals, paper, bells, dyeing materials, as white lead, ultramarine, Schweinfurt green, etc., and numerous other articles are carried on.
Ruckert, the poet, was born here; and a monument was erected in 1890. Pop. about 22,200.