over William III of England, in 1692, by the duke of Luxemburg; 15 m N Mons. STEENWYCK, a town of Holland, province Overyssel, on the Aa, 18 m N Zwolle. STEGE, a seaport of Denmark, N coast of the isle of Mona, almost surrounded by water. Here is a strong castle, and a large handsome church. It is 42 m s by w Copenhagen: Lg. 12.15 E, Lt. 55.4 N. STEGEBURG, a seaport of Sweden, province East Gothland, on the Baltic, 25 m s Nykoping, and 82 SW Stockholm: Lg. 16.40 E, Lt. 58.16 N. STEIN, a town of Switzerland, canton Zurich, N side of the Rhine, where it issues from lake-Constance. Near it is the ancient castle of Hohenklingen, now converted into a watch-tower. The church is on the opposite side of the Rhine, in a place called Burgh, connected to the town by a bridge. It is 15 m w by N Constance, and 25 NE Zurich. STEIN, a town of Austria, N side of the Danube, over which is a long wooden-bridge to Mautern. Between Stein and Krems is a military manufacture, in which metal articles, sabres, cloth, and clothes, are made and kept. It is 2 m w Krems, and 12 N by w St.-Polten. STEIN, a town and castle of Austria, kingdom Illyria, in Carniola, 11 m N Laybach. STEIN-AM-ANGER, a town of Austria, Hungary, a bishop's see, on the Gunz. The cathedral and episcopal palace are modern structures; and near them is a large seminary, chiefly devoted to the clergy. This town is the Sabania of the Romans, and contains many antiquities. It is 67 m SSE Vienna; P. 2200. STEINAU, a town of Prussia, province Silesia, with manufactures of cloth, and is 16 m NNE Lignitz. STEINFURT, a town of Prussia, province Westfalen, with a Calvinist academy, 10 m SSE Bentheim, and 33 Nw Münster. STEINHEIM, a town of Hesse-Darmstadt, with a castle, near the Mayn, 4 m SE Hanau. STEINHUDE, a town of SchauenburgLippe, s side of Steinhuder-mere, in which is the strong fortress of Wilhelmstein, 15 m WNW Hannover. STEINHURST, or STEINHOST, a town of Denmark, Holstein, with a castle, 18 m sw Lübec. STEKBOREN, a town of Switzerland, in Thurgau, on lake-Constance, near where the Rhine issues from the lake, 8 m w Constance. STELLENBOSCH, a town of Africa, cape territory, which gives name to a district. It is neatly built, and in the fine season much visited by parties of pleasure; 28 m E by N Capetown. STENAY, a town of France, department Meuse, on the Meuse, 21 m NNW Verdun. STENDAL, a town of Prussia, province Sachsen, on the rivulet Ucht, 5 m w of the Elbe, and 36 N by E Magdeburg; has several manufactures: Lg. 11.58E, Lt. 52.35 N. STEPHEN, FORT; See FORT-STEPHEN, STEPNAIA, a German colony of Russia, government Saratof, district Camychine, on the Volga, 31 m above Saratof; contains 58 Lutheran families. STEPNAIA, a fort of Russia, government Orenburg, district Verkho-Ouralsk, one of the posts of the military line of defence of Ouisk, on the left bank of the Ouie, 312 m Orenburg, and 42 m fort-Troïtzk; is a fortified square, of wood; garrison, 2 troops of dragoons and half a company of infantry. STEPPES, a name given in Russia to large tracks of level, desert, and naked country; some of them yielding good pasture, and mostly uninhabited. STERLITAMATSK, a town of Russia, government Orenburg, chief of a district, on the Sterlé, communicating to the Belaia by the Achkadar, 73 m Oufa; has forests; boats built, &c.: Lg. 56.54 E, Lt. 53.33 N. STERNBERG, a town of Prussia, proin cattle, 20 m ENE Frankfurt. vince Brandenburg; has a great commerce STERNBERG, a town of duchy-Mecklenburg, on a lake, 16 m SE Wismar. STERNBERG, a town and castle of Austria, province Moravia, 10 m NE Olmutz. STERZINGEN, a town of Austria, Tyrol, celebrated for its sword-blades, and has silver-mines, 12 m Nw Brixen. STETTIN, a fortified-town and seaport of Prussia, capital of province Pommern. It is a handsome town, and has manufactures, particularly of cloth, stuffs, hats, stockings, yarn, cotton, ribands, paper, and canvas; and carries on a considerable trade to all parts of Europe. Timber is the principal article of exportation; and ship-building is Here are 3 forts, a very profitable branch of employment. parish-churches, and a royal-college. In 1806 this place surrendered to the French. Situated on the Oder, 70 m NNE Berlin; P. 17,000: Lg. 14.44 E, Lt. 53.30 N. STETTIN, NEW; see NEW-STETTIN. STEUBENVILLE, a county-town of North America, United States, state Ohio, Jefferson county. Here are numerous mills, manufac tures, and mercantile stores; on the Ohio, 149 m Columbus, and 260 Washington; P. 2937, in 1830. STARGARD, a town of MecklenburgStrelitz, with a castle belonging to the prince, 10 m N by E Strelitz. STARGARD, NEW; see NEW-STARGARD. STARITSA, a town of Russia, government Tver, chief of district, on both banks of the Volga and on the Staritsa, 44 m sw Tver; it is very ancient; has several salt-warehouses, also a tribunal, 7 churches, a convent, a school, and 2 charities: there is a flying-bridge on the Volga, and one of wood on the Staritsa; 3 fairs; its chief trade is in corn; P. 2350. STARITZA, a German colony, Russia, government Tver, and district Saratof, on the great-Caraman; has 57 families. STAROBELSK, a small town of Russia, government Voronéje, chief of district, on the left bank of the Aidara, which falls into Severnoie-Donetz, 270 m Veronége. STARODOUB, a small town of Russia, government Tchernigof, chief of district, on the Babintsa, which falls into the Vablia, one of the 4 towns given up by the Cosaques to Russia-minor at the period of their submission; has 4 brass foundries and some tanneries; also a trade with Riga in corn, masts, corn, brandy, flax, hemp, &c.; 116 m Tchernigof. STAROIE-BYKнOW, a small fortifiedtown of Russia, government Mohilef, chief of district, on the right bank of the Dnepr, 29 m s Mohilef, enclosed by a rampart of earth and a dry ditch; has a handsome square, 2 churches, and some shops; P. 1250, chiefly Jews. STAROIE-OSCOL, a small town of Russia, chief of district, on a high hill, bank of the Oscal, 86 m SE Coursk; has 8 churches, and 2 mills; P. nearly 5000. START-POINT, a promontory of England, on the coast of county Devon, 14 m s by w Dartmouth: Lg. 3.48 w, Lt. 50.13 N. STASSFURT, a town of Anhalt, with some good salt-works, 21 m ssw Magdeburg. STATEN-ISLAND, an island of North America, United States, state New-York, 18 m long by 6, and forms the county of Richmond; on the s side is a tract of level land, but the island is in general rough, and the hills high. Richmond is the only town of note. STATEN-LAND, a barren craggy island of South America, near the SE point of Terra-del-Fuego. The passage between them is the strait of Le-Maire. It is of a square form; and the E point, now generally passed by vessels going round cape-Horn, is called cape-St.-John: Lg. 63.47 w, Lt. 54.50 s. STATESVILLE, a county-town of North America, United States, state North Caro lina, Iredel county, 146 m Raleigh, and 396 Washington. STAUFFEN, a town of Baden, 8 m s Freyburg. STAUFFENBERG, a town and castle of Hesse-Darmstadt, 5 m NNE Giessen. STAUNTON, a county-town of North America, United States, state Virginia, capital of Augusta county, on the Middle, a water of the Potomac, 120 m Richmond, and 163 Washington; P.1726: Lg. 79.35 w, Lt. 38.15 N. STAVANGEN, a seaport of Norway, government Christiansands, capital of province Stavangar; near it is a fortress called Doswick; situated on a peninsula, 105 m NW Christiansand: Lg. 5.40 E, Lt. 58.58 N. STAVOREN, a town of Holland, province Friesland, formerly a rich city and seaport, but now much decayed, and the harbour choked up. The ancient kings of Friesland resided here, and it is even now a considerable town; has some trade in fishing, and in passage boats over the pools and lakes of the neighbourhood. Situated on the Zuiderzee, 27 m ssw Leeuwarden: Lg. 5.13 E, Lt. 52.54 N. STAVROPOL, a town of Russia, government Simbirsk, chief of district, pleasantly situated on the E and elevated bank of a branch of the Volga, named CorneyVoloch'ka: in the centre is a sort of citadel, formed of a palisaded enclosure, and flanked by towers and a battery; containing 2 churches, one of stone, and the government buildings and shops, &c.; around this citadel are several streets occupied by soldiers and Cosaques: was founded in 1737 for the baptized Calmouks; P. 2300. The Calmouks, however, do not reside here much, but are scattered in the district to the amount of about 14,000. STAVROPOL, a fortified-town of Russia, government Caucasus, on the left bank of the Tachla, which falls into the Calaous, 107 m Georgiefsk; has 3 churches; P. about 1000, exclusive of the garrison. STAWISH, a village of Russia, province Poland, on the road from Moscow to Warszawa; has brick and wooden houses; P. 300. STEENBERGEN, a town of Holland, province North-Brabant, formerly a strong place, with a convenient harbour; but the sea has retired from it about 3 m. It has a communication with the Maas; 7 m N Bergen-op-Zoom. STEENKEER, a town of Sweden, Norway, NE Trondprovince Trondheim, 36 m heim. STEENKIRK, a village of Belgium, province Haynau, where a victory was obtained over William III of England, in 1692, by the duke of Luxemburg; 15m N Mons. STEENWYCK, a town of Holland, province Overyssel, on the Aa, 18 m N Zwolle. STEGE, a seaport of Denmark, N coast of the isle of Mona, almost surrounded by water. Here is a strong castle, and a large handsome church. It is 42 m s by w Copenhagen: Lg. 12.15 E, Lt. 55.4 N. STEGEBURG, a seaport of Sweden, province East Gothland, on the Baltic, 25 m s Nykoping, and 82 sw Stockholm: Lg. 16.40 E, Lt. 58.16 N. STEIN, a town of Switzerland, canton Zurich, N' side of the Rhine, where it issues from lake-Constance. Near it is the ancient castle of Hohenklingen, now converted into a watch-tower. The church is on the opposite side of the Rhine, in a place called Burgh, connected to the town by a bridge. It is 15 m w by N Constance, and 25 NE Zurich. STEIN, a town of Austria, N side of the Danube, over which is a long wooden-bridge to Mautern. Between Stein and Krems is a military manufacture, in which metal articles, sabres, cloth, and clothes, are made and kept. It is 2 m w Krems, and 12 N by w St.-Polten. STEIN, a town and castle of Austria, kingdom Illyria, in Carniola, 11 m N Laybach. STEIN-AM-ANGER, a town of Austria, Hungary, a bishop's see, on the Gunz. The cathedral and episcopal palace are modern structures; and near them is a large seminary, chiefly devoted to the clergy. This town is the Sabania of the Romans, and contains many antiquities. It is 67 m SSE Vienna; P. 2200. STEINAU, a town of Prussia, province Silesia, with manufactures of cloth, and is 16 m NNE Lignitz. STEINFURT, a town of Prussia, province Westfalen, with a Calvinist academy, 10 m SSE Bentheim, and 33 nw Münster. STEINHEIM, a town of Hesse-Darmstadt, with a castle, near the Mayn, 4 m SE Hanau. STEINHUDE, a town of SchauenburgLippe, s side of Steinhuder-mere, in which is the strong fortress of Wilhelmstein, 15 m WNW Hannover. STEINHURST, or STEINHOST, a town of Denmark, Holstein, with a castle, 18 m sw Lübec. STEKBOREN, a town of Switzerland, in Thurgau, on lake-Constance, near where the Rhine issues from the lake, 8 m w Constance. STELLENBOSCH, a town of Africa, cape territory, which gives name to a district. It is neatly built, and in the fine season much visited by parties of pleasure; 28 m E by N Capetown. STENAY, a town of France, department Meuse, on the Meuse, 21 m NNW Verdun. STENDAL, a town of Prussia, province Sachsen, on the rivulet Ucht, 5 m w of the Elbe, and 36 N by E Magdeburg; has several manufactures: Lg. 11.58E, Lt. 52.35 N. STEPHEN, FORT; see FORT-STEPHEN, STEPNAIA, a German colony of Russia, government Saratof, district Camychine, on the Volga, 31 m above Saratof; contains 58 Lutheran families. STEPNAIA, a fort of Russia, government Orenburg, district Verkho-Ouralsk, one of the posts of the military line of defence of Ouisk, on the left bank of the Ouie, 312 m Orenburg, and 42 m fort-Troïtzk; is a fortified square, of wood; garrison, 2 troops of dragoons and half a company of infantry. STEPPES, a name given in Russia to large tracks of level, desert, and naked country; some of them yielding good pasture, and mostly uninhabited. STERLITAMATSK, a town of Russia, government Orenburg, chief of a district, on the Sterlé, communicating to the Belaia by the Achkadar, 73 m Oufa; has forests; boats built, &c.: Lg. 56.54 E, Lt. 53.33 N. STERNBERG, a town of Prussia, province Brandenburg; has a great commerce in cattle, 20 m ENE Frankfurt. STERNBERG, a town of duchy-Mecklenburg, on a lake, 16 m se Wismar. STERNBERG, a town and castle of Austria, province Moravia, 10 m NE Olmutz. STERZINGEN, a town of Austria, Tyrol, celebrated for its sword-blades, and has silver-mines, 12 m Nw Brixen. STETTIN, a fortified-town and seaport of Prussia, capital of province Pommern. It is a handsome town, and has manufactures, particularly of cloth, stuffs, hats, stockings, yarn, cotton, ribands, paper, and canvas; and carries on a considerable trade to all parts of Europe. Timber is the principal article of exportation; and ship-building is a very profitable branch of employment. Here are 3 forts, 5 parish-churches, and a royal-college. In 1806 this place surrendered to the French. Situated on the Oder, 70 m NNE Berlin; P. 17,000: Lg. 14.44 E, Lt. 53.30 N. STETTIN, NEW; see NEW-STETTIN. STEUBENVILLE, a county-town of North America, United States, state Ohio, Jefferson county. Here are numerous mills, manufactures, and mercantile stores; on the Ohio, 149 m Columbus, and 260 Washington; P. 2937, in 1830. STEVENAGE, a town of England, county Hertford, with a market on Friday, 12 m NNW Hertford, and 31 x by w London; P. 1859. Polling-place. STEVENSTON, a town of Scotland, county Ayr, famous for the coal strata in its vicinity; situated on a hill, 5 m Nw Irvine; P. of parish 3544. STEVENSWERT, or STEPHAN WERD, a fortress of Holland, province Limburg, near the Maas, 6 m ssw Roermond. STEWART-ISLANDS, 5 islands of Australasia, in the Pacific-ocean, discovered by captain Hunter, in 1791: Lg. 163.18 E, Lt. 8.26 s. STEWARTON, a town of Scotland, county Ayr, with a manufacture of bonnets, 6 m NE Irvine; P. 2234. STEWARTON, a town of Ireland, county Tyrone, 5 m NNE Dungannon. STEYNING, a borough of England, county Sussex, with a market on Wednesday, 15 m w by N Lewes, and 50 sw London; P. 1463. Polling-place. STEYR, a town of Austria, which has a great trade in articles of iron and steel, 20 m SE Lintz. STEYREG, a town and castle of Austria, on a mountain, N side of the Danube, 8 m E Lintz. STICKHAUSEN, a town and castle of Hannover, province East-Friesland, 22 m ESE Emden. STIGLIANO, a town of Italy, Naples, in Basilicata, celebrated for its baths, 26 m SSE Acerenza. STILLWATER, a town of North America, United States, state New-York, Saratoga county, w side of the Hudson, 25 m N Albany; P. 2601 in 1830. STILTON, a town of England, county Huntingdon, 14 m s by E Stamford, and 75 N by E London; P. 793. Polling-place. STIRIA, a duchy of Austria, 125 m long by 70; bounded N by the arch-duchy-ofAustria, E by Hungary, s by Carniola, and w by Carinthia and Salzburg. It is divided into Upper and Lower-Stiria; the former contains the districts of Judenburg and Bruck, and the latter those of Gratz, Marchburg, and Cilly. Though a mountainous country, clothed with oak, beech, and pine, every kind of grain is well cultivated, and the white wine is good. It contains mines of excellent iron, whence the arms made here are in great esteem; also mines of lead and coal. Gratz and Judenburg are the chief towns. STIRLING, a county-town and borough of Scotland, county Stirling, by the Forth, on the side of a hill that terminates abruptly in a steep basaltic rock, 30 m www Edinburg. On this rock is an ancient castle, which has often been the scene of bloody contention. The palace, erected by James V, ornamented with grotesque figures. Here is a stately building; the outside is curiously manufactures of carpets, shalloons, and other are 2 churches and a grammar-school; has woollen-stuffs; the cotton-trade is very flourishing; and it has a good salmon fishery. Stirling, from its commodious situation, commands the pass between the N and s part of Scotland; P. 8556: Lg. 3.45 w, Lt. 56.6 x. STIRLING, a county of Scotland, 25 m long by 16, bounded N by Perthshire, NE by Clackmananshire and the frith-ofForth, SE by Linlithgowshire, s by Lanerkshire and Dumbartonshire, and w by Dumbartonshire; divided into 22 parishes. It sends 1 M.P. Here are various remains of Roman antiquities, and it is crossed by the wall of Antoninus, which is here generally known by the name of Graham's-Dyke. The s part is mountainous, but near the Forth it is fertile. It abounds in coal, iron-stone, and limestone. The principal rivers are the Forth, Carron, and Avon; and the Great-canal crosses it from the mouth of the Carron; P. 50,825 in 1801, and 72,621 in 1831. STOCKACH, a town of the grand-duchy of Baden, province See. Near this town, in 1799, the Austrians gained a victory over the French; but in 1800 the latter defeated the former, and took possession of the town. Situated on the Stockach, 17 m NW Constance. STOCKBRIDGE, a borough of England, County Hants, with a market on Thursday, near the Test, 9 m Nw Winchester, and 66 w by s London; P. 851. STOCKBRIDGE, a town of North America, United States, state Massachusetts, Berkshire county, on the Houssatonic, 36 m w by s Northampton; P. 1580 in 1830. STOCKEM, a town of Belgium, province Limburg, on the Maas, 11 m N Maastricht. STOCKERAU, a town of Austria, near the Danube, 14 m NNW Vienna. STOCKHOLM, a small province of Sweden, bounded NE by the sea-of-Bothnia, SE by the Baltic, w and sw by Upsala and Nykoping; extending from Lt. 58.55 to 60.35 N, and Lg. 17.20 to 19.00 E; the island of Aland also forms part of this province, and its centre is in about Lt. 60.12 x, and Lg. 20.0 E; area 2090 geographical square m; P. 177,512. Stockholm is the capital, as also of the whole of Sweden. STOCKHOLM, a city and the capital of Sweden, with a castle, in a situation remarkable for romantic scenery. It occupies, beside 2 peninsulas, 7 rocky islands between lake-Maeler and a bay of the Baltic. The water that divides the inhabitants of the different quarters in summer, unites them in winter; for it becomes a plain, which is traversed by horses in sledges, and by vehicles of all sorts placed on scates. A variety of contrasted views are formed by numberless rocks of granite, rising boldly from the surface of the water, partly bare and partly craggy, and partly dotted with houses. The harbour is an inlet of the Baltic, and the water of such depth, that ships of the largest burthen can approach the quay. At the extremity of the harbour several streets rise one above another. The royal-palace, a magnificent quadrangular building, crowns the summit of the central island, which constituted the original city; the library contains many curious manuscripts and typographical rarities: here also is the house of the nobles, the mint, the exchange, the bank, and several other public-buildings. The churches are not remarkable for beauty, but that of Ridderholm is noted for being the burying-place of the kings of Sweden. The houses are almost all of stone, or brick covered with plaster, and roofed with tiles; except in the suburbs, which extend on the N and s side of the lake, where many are of wood, painted red. The royal-academy of sciences owes its institution to the celebrated Linné and five other learned men. The royal-academy of painting and sculpture contains a fine collection of easts, from the antique statues at Rome, presented by king Adolphus Frederick. The arsenal contains an immense number of trophies and standards; also the hat and clothes worn by Charles XII when he was killed. Stockholm has manufactures of iron, glass, china, silk, cotton, woollen, linen, &c. From the nature of its situation, it is upward of 20 m in circuit. It is 320 m NE Copenhagen, 420 w Petersburg, and 960 NE London; P. about 100,000: the observatory is in Lg. 18.3.30 E, Lt. 59.20.31 N. STOCKPORT, a town of England, county Chester, on the summit and side of a steep hill by the Mersey, over which is a bridge, 7 m SSE Manchester, and 176 NNW London, returns 2 M.P., with a market on Friday, and considerable manufactures of cotton, printed goods, and hats; P. 66,610. Pollingplace. STOCKPORT, a town of North America, United States, state Pennsylvania, Northampton county, on the Popaxtunk branch of the Delaware, 18 m ESE Harmony, on the Susquehana; there is a portage between them. STOCKTON, a town of England, county Durham, governed by a mayor, with a market on Wednesday. Here are 2 docks for ship-building; manufactures of canvas, STOKE, a village of England, county Norfolk, 7 m SE Downham, with a ferry on the Stoke, which is navigable hence to the Ouse; P. 706. STOKE, a village of England, county Suffolk, 2 m E Neyland. The church-tower is a mark to ships that pass the mouth of the harbour of Harwich; P. 1447. STOKE-NEWINGTON, a parish of England, county Middlesex; P. 3480. England, county Buckingham, 4 m NNE STOKE-UPON-TRENT, a large village of Trent, with the Grand-Trunk or Trent-andMersey-canal running parallel, and passing through the town. It has several wharfs and warehouses, and many potteries; P. 37,220. STOKES, a town of North America, United States, state North Carolina, Montgomery county, on the Yadkin, 46 m wNw Fayetteville. STOKESLEY, a town of England, county North-York, with a market on Saturday, near the Wisk, 20 m N by E Thirsk, and 235 N by w London; P. 2376. Pollingplace. STOLBERG, a town of Prussia, province Sachsen, with a castle, in a valley, 12 m NE Nordhausen, and 55 WNW Leipzig: Lg. 11.5 E, Lt. 51.36 N. STOLBERG, a town of Saxony, where great quantities of cloth are made, 9 m sw Chemnitz. Westfalen, in the duchy of Juliers, noted STOLBERG, a town of Prussia, province for brass manufactures, 12 m ssw Juliers. STOLHOFEN, a town of the grand-duchyof-Baden, near the Rhine, 8 m sw Rastadt. STOLPE, a town of Prussia, province Pommern, with a castle, 3 churches, and a Lutheran nunnery. It is famous for the amber found in its vicinity, has a considerable linen trade with Danzig, and a fine salmon fishery; on the Stolpe, 10 m from its mouth in the Baltic, and 40 NE Köslin: Lg. 16.48 E, Lt. 54.27 N. STOLPMUNDE, a town of Prussia, province Pommern, on the Baltic-sea, with a harbour at the mouth of the Stolpe, 10 m NW Stolpe. |
