Greiz

Greiz, capital of the German principality of Reuss-Greiz, and seat of the sovereign prince, is situated on the White Elster, 47 miles SSW. of Leipzig. It contains three castles and a 13th-century church, and manufactures cotton and woollen goods, also cashmere and shawls, and possesses dye-works and linen-printing establishments. Pop. (1875) 12,657; (1890) 20,141. The town was severely ravaged by fire in 1494, and again in 1802.