Reichenberg

Reichenberg, the chief seat of the cloth manufacture in North Bohemia, stands on the Neisse, 86 miles by rail NE. of Prague. Apart from the principal industry, in which in the town and neighbourhood, some 10,000 workmen are employed, cotton and woolen fabrics, machinery, and leather are manufactured. The cloth industry was established here in the 16th century. There is an important industrial school. Pop. (1890) 30,890.