FREIBERG

(fri’berh), a German mining town, the centre of the mining district of Saxony, 19 miles by rail w.s.wW. of Dresden, near the Mulde. There are still remains of its former walls, towers and ditches, but their site has mostly been converted into a promenade. The principal buildings end establishments are the cathedral, 582 FREIBERG the mining academy with a museum attached, the town house, the castle (now a military magazine), and the silver refinery. The Freiberg district yields silver, copper, lead, and cobalt. Pop. 34,742.