Glatz

Glatz, the capital of a district of the same name in Prussian Silesia, 58 miles S.S.W. of Breslau, The town, standing on the left bank of the Neisse, was captured by Frederick the Great in 1742, retaken by the Austrians in 1759, but handed over with the surrounding district to Prussia at the peace. Linen and leather are manufactured here.