Kolin, or KOLLIN, a town of Bohemia, on the Elbe, 38 miles by rail E. by S. from Prague, is a centre of the sugar industry of the country, and manufactures chemicals, oil, metal wares, &c. Pop. 11,636. A great battle was fought, June 18, 1757, in its vicinity between 54,000 Austrians under Marshal Daun and 31,000 Prussians under
Frederick II. The latter were defeated with a total loss of 14,000 men; the Austrians lost 8000.