H O H 
HOGUE (Belle), a cape on the north coaft of the ifland 
of Jerl'ey : live miles north of St. Helier. 
HOGWAL'TA, a town of Sweden, in the province of 
Warmeland: thirty miles north-weft of Carlftadt. 
HO'HAM, [Hebrew.] The name of a man. 
HO'HE, a river of Germany, in Lower Saxony, which 
runs into the Aller near Hudemuhlen, in the principality 
of Luneburg-Zell. 
HOHE'FAHL, a river of Silefia, which runs into the 
Billau, in the principality of Neifle. 
HO'HEN, or Yom-tim, a river of Chinn, which runs 
into the lake Pav, in the province of Pe-tche-li. 
HO'HEN AS'PERG,. a fortrefs of Germany, in Swa¬ 
bia, and duchy of Wurtemburg. Taken by the French 
in the year 1688 : fix miles north of Stuttgart. 
HO'HEN ELB, a town of Bohemia, in Konigingratz: 
fixteen miles north-eaft of Gitfchin. 
HO'HEN FRI'EDBERG. See Friedeerg. 
HO'HEN FRI'EDEBERG, a town of Silefia,^ in the 
•principality of Schweidnitz : four miles and a half north- 
north-welt of Freyburg, and five fouth-weft from Striegau. 
HO'HEN GURSCH'DORF, a town of Silefia, in the 
principality of Neifle : four miles weft of Grotkau. 
HO'HEN LIM'BURG, a town of Germany, in Weft- 
phalia, and county of Mark : nine miles fouth of Schwiert. 
HO'HEN RU'PERSTORFF, a town of Germany, in 
Auftria : five miles fouth-weft of ZillerftorfF, and fifteen 
north-eaft of Vienna. 
HO'HEN SCHWAN'GAU, a town of Germany, in 
Upper Bavaria: one mile fouth-weft of Fuefien, and twenty 
fouth-fouth-weft of Weilhaim. 
HO'HEN SOLMS, a town of Germany, on the Upper 
Rhine, which gives title of count to a branch of the houfe 
of Soims, fituated in a valley near a high mountain, on 
which is buiit the chateau of the counts. The inhabi¬ 
tants are Calvinifts, but tjiofe of the villages round about 
are chiefly Lutherans: five miles north-north-eaft of 
Wetzlar, and thirty-eight north-north-eaft of Mentz. 
HO'HENBERG, a county and principality of Ger¬ 
many, in Swabia, fituated between the duchy of Wiir- 
temberg and- the Auftrian Brifgaw, purcliafed by Leo¬ 
pold, duke of.Auftria, in the year 1381, for 66,000 florins. 
It takes its name from a citadel, now in ruins. It is di¬ 
vided into Upper and Lower counties, which lie at fome 
diftance from each other. The principal towns are Ro- 
tenburg, Ehingen, Hord, and Schramberg. 
HO'HENBERGj a town of Germany, in Franconia, 
and principality of Bareuth: ten miles eaft-north-eaft of 
Wunfiedel. 
HO'HENBRUK, a town of Bohemia, in Konigingratz: 
five miles eaft of Konigingratz. 
HOHENBUC'KA, a town of Germany, in Upper Sax¬ 
ony, and electorate of Saxony: fix miles north-eaft of 
Schlieben. 
HO'HENBURG, a town of Germany, in Auftria, on 
the river Tralen : twenty miles weft of Ebenfurth. 
HO'HENECK, a town and caftle of Germany, in Fran¬ 
conia, and principality of Bareuth : fourteen miles north 
of Anfpach. 
IIO'HENEMBS, a county and principality of Germany, 
in Swabia, fituated to the fouth of the lake of Conftance. 
It takes its name from two ftrong caftles, called Old and 
New Hohenembs. The afiefiment in the matricula is twenty 
florins, and the tax fixty rix-dollars. The family of Ho¬ 
henembs became extinct in 1760, when it was united to 
the houfe of Auftria. 
HOHEN'ESTED, a town of Germany, in Holftein: ten 
miles fouth-weft of Nordtorp. 
HO'HENFELD, a town of Germany, in Holftein: fix 
miles north-weft of Lutkenborg. 
HO'HENFELS, a town of Germany, in Bavaria, and 
lordftiip of Brieteneck -. thirteen miles north-north-eaft of 
Dietfurt, and feventeen north-north-weft of Ratifbon. 
HO'HENFURT, a town of Bohemia, in the diltrift of 
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PrachatitZ, on the Molda : four miles fouth-fouth-weft of 
Rofenburg. 
I-IO'HENLOHE, or I-Iolach, a county and principality 
of Germany, in Franconia, fitnate'to the weft of the mar- 
graviate of Anfpach, about twenty-fix miles from north- 
to fouth, and twenty-three from call to weft. The country 
is compofed of mountains, valleys, and plains. The fouth - 
ern parts abound in vineyards, the northern parts are cul¬ 
tivated with coni ; in die valleys are excellent meadows 
and pafture land, which feed great numbers of an excel¬ 
lent kind of cattle; on the mountains are valuable woods 
ot oak, fir, pine, beech, and birch, with plenty and va¬ 
riety of game. The inhabitants are chiefly Lutherans, 
with fonTe Roman Catholics. The principality'takes-its 
name from an ancient chateau. The princes are defcended 
from Conrad the Sage, duke of Franconia and Lorraine. 
There are feveral branches : the two principal are thole 
of Waldenburg- and Neuenftein. 
HO'HENMAUT, or Wysse meyto, a town of Bo¬ 
hemia, in the circle of Cftrudim, with a ftriall territory 
annexed : fourteen miles eaft of Chrudim, and twenty-two 
fouth-fouth-eaft of Konigingratz. 
HO'HENSCHAIJ, a town and caftle of Germany, in 
Upper Bavaria; near it are iron mines and forges •. thirty 
miles weft of Saitzburg, and forty-two lbuth-eaft of Mu¬ 
nich. 
HO'HENSTADT, a town of-Moravia, in the circle of 
Olmutz : fix miles fouth-weft of Schomberg. 
HO'HENSTAIN, a town of Germany, in Auftria : 
eight miles weft of Crems. 
HO'HENSTEIN, a town of Germany, on the Upper 
Rhine, and county of Catzenelnbogen: once a ftrong 
place, but now in ruins. 
HO'HENSTEIN, a town of Germany, in Holftein : 
three miles fouth-weft of Oldeburg. 
HO'HENSTEIN, a town of Prufiia, in the province of 
Olierland, with a caftle : fixty-fix miles foutli-foutli-weft 
of Konigfberg. 
HO'HENSTEIN, a town of Germany, in Upper Saxony, 
and margraviate of Meiflen : eight miles eaft-north-eaft 
of Pima, and five fouth of Stolpen. Lat. 50. 56. N. Ion. 
31. 56. E. Ferro. 
HO'HENSTEIN, a town of Germany, in Upper Saxony, 
and lordihip of Schonburg : feven miles eaft of Glauchau, 
and feven weft of Chemnitz. 
HOHENTRU'DINGEN, a town of Germany, in Fran¬ 
conia, and principality of Anfpach ; fifteen miles fouth 
of Anfpach. 
HO'HENTWEIL, a fortrefs of Germany, in Swabia, 
and duchy of Wurtemberg, infulated in the landgraviate 
of Nellenburg: eight miles north-eaft of Schaffhaufen, and 
fix north-weft of Radolfszell. 
HO'HEN WART, a town of Germany, in Bavaria : 
nine miles fouth of Ingolftadt, and twenty-eight north- 
north-weft of Munich. 
HO'HENWARTH, a town of Germany, in Auftria: 
five miles fouth-eaft of Meilfau. 
HOHENZOL'LERN, a principality of Germany, ki 
Swabia, divided into branches, Hohenzollern Heckingen, 
and Hohenzollern Sigmaringen. 
HOHI'MAR, a town of Tranfilvania : nine miles fouth 
of Weifenburg. 
HOHL'FELD (-), a Angularly ingenious me¬ 
chanic, born of poor parents, at Hennerndorf, in the 
mountains of Saxony, in 1711. He learned the trade of 
lace-making at Dreiden, but early difcovered a turn for 
mechanics by conllrudfing various kinds of clocks. From 
Drefden he removed to Berlin to follow his occupation. 
As he was an excellent workman, and invented feveral 
machines for lhortening his labour, he found fufficient 
time to indulge his inclination for mechanics ; and he 
made there, at the fame time that he purlued his ufual 
bufinefs, air-guns and clocks. 
In 1748, he became acquainted with the celebrated Sul- 
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