Nördlingen, a town in the west of Bavaria, is situated on the river Eger, 44 miles NW. of Augsburg by rail. It has a Gothic church (restored 1880), with a high tower and fine organ, and manufactures carpets. Here took place, 6th September 1634, the great battle in which the Swedes were defeated by the Imperialists with a loss of 12,000 killed and wounded. Pop. 8095.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 517
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