Kreuznach

Kreuznach, a town of Rhenish Prussia, dating from the 9th century, on the Nahe, 35 miles by rail SSE. of Coblenz. Its chief manufacture is champagne, its principal trade in wine and corn; but it is most notable for its salt springs. These were discovered in 1478, and, being serviceable in scrofulous and other affections, attract over 5000 visitors annually. Their temperature ranges from about 50° to 90° F. Pop. (1895) 19,344. See Engelmann's Waters of Kreuznach (Lond. 1880).