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20, 1832. Population, estimated, 25,000. König (ke'nig), Fried rich. Born at Eisleben, Pru ia, April 17, 1774: died Jan. 17, 1833. A German printer, inventor of the steam-pre . patented a cylinder-pre in 1811. The first machine was patented in England in 1810. He König (ke'nig), He in rich Josef. Bornat Fulda, Pru ia, March 19, 1790: died at Wiesbaden, Pru ia, Sept. 23,1869. A German novelist. Among his historical novels are "Die hohe Braut" (1833) and "Die Klubisten in Mainz" (1847). Königgrätz (kė'nig-grāts). [Bohem. Hradec Králove .] A cathedral city in Bohemia, situated at the junction of the Adler with the Elbe, 62 miles east of Prague. The decisive battle of the Seven Weeks' War (often called the battle of Sadowa) was fought near Königgrätz, July 3, 1866. The Pru ians (220, 984) under William I., Crown Prince Frederick William, Prince Frederick Charles, and Herwarth von Bittenfeld defeated the Austrian army (about 205,000) under Benedek. The lo of the Austrians was about 40,000, that of the Pru ians about 10,000. A history of the battle by Jähns appeared in 1876. Population (1890), 7,816. Königinhof (ke'nig-in-hof). [Bohem. Dvur Králove .] A town in Bohemia, situated on the Elbe 64 miles east-northeast of Prague. Here, June 29, 1866, the Pru ians defeated the Austrians. Population (1890), commune, 8,635. Königinhof Manuscript. A manuscript containing old Bohemian poems (date about 1300), discovered by Hanka at Königinhof in 1817. König Rother (kėʼnig rō'ter). [G., 'King Rother.] A Middle High German epic poem, written, near the middle of the 12th century, by an unknown author in Bavaria. It receives its name from the legendary hero Rother, a king of the Roman Empire, who wins the daughter of King Const an tine of Constantinople. Rother's historical prototype was Rothari, a king of the Longobardi in the 7th century. ame Königsberg (kè'nigs-berg), Pol. Krolewiec (krō-lā'vyets). A seaport and fortre and the capital of the province of East Pru ia, Pru ia, situated on the Pregel, near the Frisches Haff, Kopitar in lat. 54° 43′ N., long. 20° 30′ E. It consists of the Altstadt, Kneiphof, Löbenicht, and other quarters, and has important commerce in grain, timber, hemp, flax, etc. Pillau is its outer port. The palace and cathedral, the statues of Kant, Frederick I., and Frederick William III., and the city museum are noteworthy. The university, founded by Albert I., duke of Pru ia, in 1544, has an important observatory, and a library of 220,000 volumes. Königsberg was founded by the Teutonic Order in 1255. It was the residence of the grand masters of the Teutonic Order 1457-1525, and of the dukes of Pru ia 1525-1618. Frederick I. took the title of king here in 1701. It is a ociated with the life of Kant. Population (1900), commune, 187,897. Königsberg-in-der-Neumark(kė'nigs-berg-inder-noi'märk). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, 52 miles northeast of Berlin. Population (1890), commune, 5,864. Königshütte (kė'nigs-hüt-te). A town in the province of Silesia, Pru ia, situated in lat. 50° 18′ N., long. 18° 58′ E. It was founded in 1797, and is noted for its iron, steel, and zinc works. Population (1890), commune, 36,502. Königslutter (kè'nigs-löt-ter). Atown in Brunswick, Germany, 13 miles east of Brunswick. It is the ancient seat of a Benedictine abbey, and is a ociated with Lothaire II. Königsmark (kėʼnigs-märk), Counte Maria Aurora von. Born at Worms, Esthonia, Ru ia, 1669: died at Quedlinburg, Pru ia, Feb. 16, 1728. The mistre of August us II. of Po land, and mother of Marshal Saxe. Königsmark, Count Philipp Chris toph von. Born 1662: a a inated at Hannover, July 1, 1694. A Swedish officer, brother of the Counte von Königsmark. König ee (ke'nigs-zā), or Bartholomäu ee (bär-tol-o-mā'ös-sā). A lake in the southeastern extremity of Upper Bavaria, 15 miles south of Salzburg, noted for its beautiful scenery. Length, 6 miles. König tuhl (kė'nigs-stöl). A stone structure on the left bank of the Rhine, 6 miles south of Coblenz. It was the meeting-place of the Rhenish electors in the 14th and 15th centuries. Königstein (ké'nig-stin). A town in the king dom of Saxony, situated on the Elbe 18 miles southeast of Dresden. Its fortre (800 feet above the Elbe) is considered impregnable. Königswinter (kė'nigs-vin-ter). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, on the Rhine 7 miles southeast of Bonn. It has stone-quarries, and is a center for excursions to the Siebengebirge, especially to the Drachenfels. Konitz (ko'nits). A town in the province of West Pru ia, Pru ia, 64 miles southwest of Dantzic. Population (1890), commune, 10,107. Konjara (kon-jä'rä). An African tribe of Darfur, connected ethnically with the Nubas. Linguists are not agreed as to the cla ification of the language. See Nuba - Fulah . Konkan (kon'kan) Coast. A region on the western coast of India, between the Ghats and the sea. Konotop (kō-nō-top'). A town in the government of Tchernigoff, Ru ia, about lat. 51° 15′ N., long. 33° 15′ E. Population (1885-89), 18,420. Konrad (kon'räd), surnamed "The Priest." The date and place of his birth and death unknown. A Middle High German epic poet. He wrote at the court of the Guelph duke Henry the Proud, about 1130, the "Rolandslied" (Middle High German "Ruolantes liet," "The Song of Roland"), a free version of the French "Chanson de Roland," whose motive is Charlemagne's expedition against the Moors in Spain. It was published by Wilhelm Grimm (Göttingen, 1838), and later by Karl Bartsch (Leipsic, 1874). Konrad von Würzburg (kon'räd fon vürts'börg). Born at Würzburg: died at Basel in 1287. A Middle High German poet. He was of the burgher cla . He lived alternately on the Upper Rhine, at Strasburg, and at Basel where he died. He was a prolific writer. His works are "Der Welt Lohn" ("The Reward of the World"), written about 1250; the legendary poems "Otto mit dem Bart" ("Otto with the Beard"), "Schwanritter" ("The Swan-Knight"), "Engelhard"; the legends "Alexius," "Silvester," "Pantaleon"; an encomium on the Virgin Mary, called "Goldene Schmiede" ("The Golden Smithy"); the French legend "Herzmäre"; the romance "Par to no pier und Meliur"; a long poem left uncompleted and continued by a later poet, "Trojanerkrieg" ("The Trojan War"); and an allegory called "Klage der Kunst" ("The Complaint of Art"). Konza. See Kansa . Köpenick, or Cöpenick (kè'pe-nik), or Köpnick (kép'nik). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, situated on an island at the junction of the Dahme and Spree, 8 miles southeast of Berlin. Population (1890), commune, 14,619. Kopernick. See Copernicus . Köping (chè'ping). A small town in Sweden, near the western extremity of Lake Mälar. Kopitar (kõʻpē-tär), Bartholomäus. Born at Repnje, Carniola, Austria-Hungary, Aug. 23, The Century Cyclopedia of Names Kopitar 1780: died at Vienna, Aug. 11, 1844. A noted Slavic philologist, custodian of the Imperial Library: editor of "Glagolita Clozianus" 1836. Kopp (kop), Joseph Eutych. Born at Beromünster, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1793: died Oct. 25, 1866. A Swi historian, author of "Geschichte der eidgenö ischen Bünde" (18451862), etc. Kopparberg (kop'pär-berg). A laen in central Sweden, northwest of Stockholm: also called Falun. It is rich in minerals. Area, 11,421 square miles. Population (1891), 199,595.