from this is the village of remarkable for containh frequented Pilgrimage h several minor chapels ornamented with figures nd rude paintings reprehistory of Christ. descriptions of this town second Jerusalem; and make out a resemblance Jerusalem it has twelve a stream running through Brook Kedron; and the thesda, the house of St. the palace of the High have their representatives walls. The traveller puts taken in at the Judgmentlate!

Prussian village is Lewin; t is the Austrian customAbout 4 m. from Lewin, off lies Cudowa, whose mineral furnish a chalybeate, very impregnated with carbonic

There are 2 lodging-houses assembly-room on the spot. abitants of the village are descendants of Bohemian Hus

3 Nachod.-Inn, Lamm. The first town in Bohemia; it has 2200 inhab., chiefly weavers. Its Castle is said by some to be the birth-place of the renowned Wallenstein; it belonged to his brother-in-law, Terzki, and at their death was confiscated, and bestowed upon the traitor Piccolomini. It commands a fine view of the whole range of the Riesengebirge. Nachod is a good starting point to explore these mountains. 2 Jaromirz, on the Elbe. Near this, on the left bank of the river, stands the fortress of Josephstadt.Inn, bey Wessely, very good.

2 Königsgratz.-Inn, Das Goldene Lamm. Another frontier fortress, with large barracks for a garrison, and 7500 inhab.; lies on the Elbe. The Cathedral, and the Church and Convent, which formerly belonged to the Jesuits, are the most remarkable buildings. Much cloth is made here.

The Eilwagen to Prague sometimes take a circuitous route by Chrudim and Czaslau, 18 Germ. m. (86 Eng. m.), where they fall into the high road from Prague to Vienna. The direct post-road is only 12 Germ. m. (572 English) through

3 Chlumetz, a town of 2600 inhab., with a fine Château belonging to Count Kinsky.

8 Podiebrad, a town of 2800 inhab., on the rt. bank of the Elbe. The ancient Castle near it was the family seat of George Podiebrad, King of Bohemia.

2 Wellenka.

2 Gross Nehwizd.

3 PRAGUE. HAND-BOOK S. GERMANY.

Within the Bohemian frontier lies Reichenberg (Inn, Goldener Löwe; middling), the most rising manufacturing town in Bohemia, second to Prague alone in population, having 12,000 inhab. Its manufacture of linen is very flourishing and of great importance.

ROUTE 85.

BRESLAU TO GLATZ AND PRAGUE BY THE HEUSCHEUER.

36 Pruss. m. 168 Eng. miles. Schnellpost daily.

N.B. An Austrian signature on the traveller's passport is indispensable before he can enter Bohemia.

2 Domslau. The country is pretty and fertile. The Zobtenberg is conspicuous on the right; it is about 10 miles distant from

3 Jordansmühl.

The

2 Nimptsch.-Inns: Schwartzer Bär; Weisser Schwann. A prettily situated town of 1600 inhab. old castle is seen on the right in entering. Many bloody contests took place here during the Hussite wars. Beyond Zützendorf the road passes the neighbourhood of the Chrysoprase Mines of Kosemitz (now disused), and of Schrebsdorf. Near Protzen there is a mine of opal.

2 Frankenstein.-Inns: Deutsches Haus; Schwartzer Adler. A town of 6000 inhab. 7 m. W. is the mountain fortress of Silberberg; it may be called the Gibraltar of Prussia, in so far as its defences, bastions, casemates, &c., are almost entirely hewn out of the solid rock. They were constructed by Frederick the Great, to guard the passage from Bohemia, at an expense of 43 millions of Prussian dollars.

The Catholic Church, in the market-place of the little town of Wartha (through which the road passes), contains a miracle-working statue of the Virgin, to whose shrine, in some years, 40,000 pilgrims repair to offer up their vows and prayers. A steep

road, marked by chapels, leads up to the chapel on the Wartberg, at a height of 1772 feet above the sea; the view from thence is fine. The banks of the river Neisse are very picturesque; near the town it forces a passage through the rocky gorge called Warthapass. After a steep ascent and descent, the road enters Glatz over a wooden bridge, between the ancient and modern fortress. A fine view over the basin-shaped valley forming the County of Glatz, and of Bohemian mountains beyond.

34 Glatz.-Inns: Weisses Ross; Krone; both in the suburb. A strong fortress on the Neisse, having about 9000 inhab., garrison included. A permission from the commandant is necessary to view the works. The statue of St. John Nepomuk was placed upon the donjon, by order of Frederick the Great, after he had taken the fortress. Baron Trenck escaped from its dungeons by jumping from the ramparts.

15 m. S. E. of Glatz are the baths of Landeck, in a picturesque country, with an excellent trout stream running through it. Inns: Weisser Löwe; Schlössel; Goldene Krone. The waters are tepid, sulphurous. The town is a mile distant from the Baths; it is a good station for visiting the Sudetic mountains. 36 m. be yond Landeck, through Jawornik (a bad road) is the Water Cure establishment of Vincent Priessnitz at Gräfenberg, a village in the Austrian territory, 18 m. from Neisse.

3 Reinerz.-Inns: Goldene Krone; Schwartzer Bär. A small town of 2100 inhab., surrounded by mountains. About a mile off, in a secluded valley, are some mineral Baths, much frequented in summer. A few miles N. of Reinerz rises the Heuscheuer, or Heuscheune (Hay-barn, so called from its shape). "A vast assemblage of detached masses of rock, many of them formed into the most curious shapes, from the sculpturing of nature, and named after various objects,

to which they bear a very exact resemblance. The most perfect likenesses are those of a 'bear,' a 'camel,' a 'seal,' (Seehund,) a 'Moor's head,' and a 'laughing profile,'-all natural productions."-J.E.R. The highest point is the Grossvaters Stuhl (Grandfather's Chair)-2800 feet above the sea from it the Carpathians are visible. The key of this very curious mountain is kept at Carlsberg, a little village on the W. side of it.

In

Not far from this is the village of Alberndorf, remarkable for containing a much frequented Pilgrimage Church, with several minor chapels and stations, ornamented with figures of saints, and rude paintings representing the history of Christ. the printed descriptions of this town it is called a second Jerusalem; and in order to make out a resemblance to the real Jerusalem it has twelve gates; while a stream running through it is called Brook Kedron; and the pool of Bethesda, the house of St. Anne, and the palace of the High Priest, all have their representatives within the walls. The traveller puts up or is taken in at the Judgmenthall of Pilate!

The last Prussian village is Lewin; beyond it is the Austrian customhouse. About 4 m. from Lewin, off the road, lies Cudowa, whose mineral springs furnish a chalybeate, very strongly impregnated with carbonic acid gas. There are 2 lodging-houses and an assembly-room on the spot. The inhabitants of the village are chiefly descendants of Bohemian Hussites.

3 Nachod.-Inn, Lamm. The first town in Bohemia; it has 2200 inhab., chiefly weavers. Its Castle is said by some to be the birth-place of the renowned Wallenstein; it belonged to his brother-in-law, Terzki, and at their death was confiscated, and bestowed upon the traitor Piccolomini. It commands a fine view of the whole range of the Riesengebirge. Nachod is a good starting point to explore these mountains.

Near

2 Jaromirz, on the Elbe. this, on the left bank of the river, stands the fortress of Josephstadt.Inn, bey Wessely, very good.

2 Königsgratz.-Inn, Das Goldene Lamm. Another frontier fortress, with large barracks for a garrison, and 7500 inhab.; lies on the Elbe. The Cathedral, and the Church and Convent, which formerly belonged to the Jesuits, are the most remarkable buildings. Much cloth is made here.

The Eilwagen to Prague sometimes take a circuitous route by Chrudim and Czaslau, 18 Germ. m. (86) Eng. m.), where they fall into the high road from Prague to Vienna. The direct post-road is only 12 Germ. m. (572 English) through

3 Chlumetz, a town of 2600 inhab., with a fine Château belonging to Count Kinsky.

8 Podiebrad, a town of 2800 inhab., on the rt. bank of the Elbe. The ancient Castle near it was the family seat of George Podiebrad, King of Bohemia.

2 Wellenka.

2 Gross Nehwizd.

3 PRAGUE. HAND-BOOK S. GERMANY.