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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...The trade is in corn, butter, cheese, wool, and cattle. Pop. 30,260.--The prov., the most N. in the kingdom, has an area of 886 sq. in., and pop. 189,340. The surface is generally flat, and the soil, formed of alluvial deposits, is very fertile. The chief crops are corn, flax, and rape; fruit also is abundant. The trade, chiefly in agricultural produce and live stock, is very extensive. The inhabitants are almost all Calvinists. GROSSETO, a tn. Tuscany, cap. prov. of same name, near the Ombrone, 45 m. S.S.W. Sienna. It is walled and well built, with a cathedral, a colossal statue of Leopold II.; manufactures of woollen and silk goods, leather, paper, soap, and glass. Pop. 2500. GROSSWARDE1N, or Naqy-varad, a tn. Hungary, cap. co. Bihar, on the rapid Koros, in a plain 37 m. S.S.E. Debreczin. It is walled and otherwise fortified, well built, and has a handsome R. Catholic cathedral, with interesting monuments; several other R. Catholic and Protestant churches, an academy, gymnasium, episcopal seminary, and various other educational establishments; mineral baths, manufactures of silk, earthenware, and saltpetre; and a considerable trade in wine, cattle, and corn. Pop. 19,600. GROTTKATJ, a walled tn. Prussian Silesia, 28 m. W.N.W. Oppeln, with Protestant and R. Catholic churches, an hospital and infirmary; manufactures of linen, vinegar, potash, and tobacco; dye-works, tile-works, and a trade in yarn. Pop. 3343. GRUNBERG: --1, A walled tn. Prussian Silesia, 69 m. N.N.W. Liegnitz, with Protestant and R. Catholic churches, several schools, an infirmary, and poorhouse; manufactures of woollen cloth, straw-hats, leather, and tobacco; steam, spinning, and other mills. Pop. 10,594.--2, A tn. Hesse-Darmstadt, 35 m. N.N.E. Frankfort. Pop. 2542. GRUNSTADT, a tn. Bavaria, .
