Glogau

Glogau, or GROSS-GLOGAU, a town and fortress in Prussian Silesia, on the left bank of the Oder, 60 miles NNW. of Breslau by rail. It is an important centre of trade, and has wool markets of some note. Manufactures of agricultural implements, pottery, tobacco, sugar, &c. are carried on. There is also a cartographical institute. Pop. (1875) 18,062; (1895) 21,836, including a garrison of above 3000 men. Glogau was a prosperous fortified town in the 11th century. From 1252 till 1476 it was the capital of a duchy, transferred then to Bohemia. The town suffered severely during the Thirty Years' War, and was besieged in 1741, 1806, and 1813-14. See its History by Berndt (2 vols. Glog. 1879-82).