. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 340 GERMANY. Oder, occupying a similar position with reference to the capital as does Magdeburcr on the Elbe. But whilst the latter is a fortress, the mission of Frankfort is altogether pacific, fine walks having replaced its ancient fortifications. Kustrin (11,227 inhabitants), at the mouth of the "Warthe, is a fortress, covering Berlin towards the east. Several battles have been fought in this district. At Zorndorf Frederick II. triumphed over the Russians in 1758 ; at Kunnersdorf, the year after, he was almost hopelessly crushed. The Warth
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 340 GERMANY. Oder, occupying a similar position with reference to the capital as does Magdeburcr on the Elbe. But whilst the latter is a fortress, the mission of Frankfort is altogether pacific, fine walks having replaced its ancient fortifications. Kustrin (11,227 inhabitants), at the mouth of the "Warthe, is a fortress, covering Berlin towards the east. Several battles have been fought in this district. At Zorndorf Frederick II. triumphed over the Russians in 1758 ; at Kunnersdorf, the year after, he was almost hopelessly crushed. The Warthe is nearly as long a river as the Oder, but it flows through a region Fig. 196.—Sprottau and Fkeistadt. Scale 1 : 240, 2 Miles. far less fertile and populous. On its southern affluent, the Brosna, which divides the province of Posen from Russian Poland, are situated the small towns of Kempen (6,168 inhabitants), Ostroivo (8,339 inhabitants), and Pleschcn (6,348 inhabitants). Passing through Sc/irimm (5,929 inhabitants), on the Warthe, and Kurnik (2,658 inhabitants), which has a castle of the fourteenth century containing a rich library, we reach Posen (65,681 inhabitants), the capital of the province— a town more German now than Polish. The Warthe at Posen is navigable only for small barges. In the seventeenth century the town had 75,000 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 the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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