Furth

Furth, a town in the circle of Middle Franconia, Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Pegnitz and Regnitz. and 5 miles by rail from Nuremberg. Here Gustavus Adolphus, in 1632, made an unsuccessful attack on Wallenstein, and two years later the place was destroyed by the Croats. The population consists largely of Jews, who are engaged in the making of glass, mirrors, turnery, surgical instruments, lacquer, pencils, etc. A large annual fair is held at Michaelmas. It was ceded to Bavaria in 1806, and its commercial prosperity dates back about 150 years.