Stuhlweissenburg
a town of Hungary; near the marshes of Sár-Rát, 42½ miles S. W. of Budapest. The chief buildings are the cathedral and the Church of St. Maria, built by Stephen I., the place of crowning and burial. Stuhlweissenburg was the residence of the STURDEE Hungarian kings from 1027 to 1527, when Bela IV. removed to Ofen. The town manufactures cloth, flannel, cordovan, and knives, and has an important traffic in wool, corn, wine, and live stock.
Stuhlweissenburg is believed to occupy the site of the Roman Floriana. It was held by the Turks at intervals from 1545 to 1688. Pop. about 37,000.