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SCHWEIDNITZ , a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Silesia, picturesquely situated on the left bank of the Weistritz, 28 m. S.W. of Breslau by rail. Pop. (1905) 30,540. The town has wide streets and contains several old churches, one of which, a Roman Catholic church, built in the 14th century, has a tower 330 ft. high. It has an old town hall
grain and fruit are also grown. The. manufacture of woollens, linens, hosiery, furniture, gloves, paper , machinery and tools, carriages, nuts and screws, needles and other hardware goods is carried on. The beer of Schweidnitz has long been famous under the name of " Schwarze Schops," and in the 16th century it was exported as far as Italy. Schweidnitz is the chief
grain market of the district
Schweidnitz, dating from about the 11th century, received civic rights in 1250. About 1278 it became the capital of a principality, with an area of about Iwo sq. m., which belonged to Bohemia from 1353 till 1741, when it passed into the possession of Prussia. The " Polerei of Schweidnitz " is the name given to the riotous revolt of, the town, in 1520-1522, against a royal edict depriving it of the right of coining its own money, One ofthe strongest towns in Silesia it was besieged several times during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1807 it was captured by the French, who demolished the fortifications. Restored to Prussia in 1816 it was again fortified, but in 1862 the fortifications were converted into a public park. See F. J. Schmidt, Geschichte der Stadt Schweidnitz (2 vols., Schweidnitz, 1846-1848). End of Article: SCHWEIDNITZ If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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