. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. )46 GERMANY. under tlie protection of I'oland. Its position is analogous to that of Danzig, but, owing to the small depth of its river, it is unable to compete with its more power- ful neighbour for a share in the maritime trade. Elbing is the natural market- place of the lake district which extends to the south-east in the direction of Osterode (5,746 inhabitants), and is traversed by several canals used for the transport of timber. At Tannenherg, to the south of Osterode, the Teutonic Knights, in 1410, suffered a crushing defeat, from which they
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. )46 GERMANY. under tlie protection of I'oland. Its position is analogous to that of Danzig, but, owing to the small depth of its river, it is unable to compete with its more power- ful neighbour for a share in the maritime trade. Elbing is the natural market- place of the lake district which extends to the south-east in the direction of Osterode (5,746 inhabitants), and is traversed by several canals used for the transport of timber. At Tannenherg, to the south of Osterode, the Teutonic Knights, in 1410, suffered a crushing defeat, from which they never recovered. Prussia to the East of the Basin of the Vistula.—Braunsberg (10,796 inhabitants), to the north-eitst of Elbing, is situate on the navigable Passarge, which flows into the Frische Haff, and is bounded by carefully cultivated market gardens. Fig. 200.—The Pokt of Pillau. Scale 1 : 100, Depth leas than s Fathoms S to il Fathoms II to Depth J3 to GC Fathii Over es 2 Miles. The port of Braunsberg is accessible only to small coasting vessels. It is the principal town between Elbing and the capital of East Prussia, Konigsberg, which was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1255, and named in honour of King Ottokar of Bohemia. Konigsberg (122,636 inhabitants), exclusively of its royal castle, has no remarkable buildings, except, perhaps, those of its university, an institution rendered famous by Immanuel Kant. There are numerous scientific societies, but more powerful than they is the Corporation of Merchants, which built the exchange and founded a School of Commerce. Only vessels drawing less than 10 feet are able to ascend the Pregel to the quays and docks of Konigsberg, which exports more especially hemp, flax, tow, and timber. Numerous factories have been. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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