Cronstadt

or KRONSTADT, (kron's tat,) a seaport and fortified naval arsenal of Ru ia, govt. St. Petersburg, at the S.E. end of an island in the Gulf of Finland, abt. 20 m. W. of St. Petersburg. This is one of the strongest fortre es in Europe, and is the chief N. rendezvous of the imperial navy, besides being an important commercial depôt. Large ships have to discharge here, and tran ship their cargo into lighters in order to transport it to the C. Pop. 48,413.- A city of Austria, C. of co. of same name, in Transylvania, 120 m. S.E. of Klausenburg. This is a handsome and well-built city, and the most important commercial place in the province. Pop. 29,598. [s. 246]