DU:MEC Z1N, a large straggling t. of Eastern Hungary, situated in the midst of an extensive plain, about 120 m. e. of Pesth. Like many of the Hungarian towns, D. is a mere collection of villages, united on no particular plan. The houses for the most part are mean structures of not more than one story in height, and the streets, if such they can be called, being unpaved, are exceedingly dirty; in certain seasons of the year, planks are laid down to enable passengers to cross. Notwithstanding its generally squalid character, however, D. is possessed of some very handsome public buildings, including a town-ball, a Protestant college, with a staff of 24 professors and 2,000 stu dents, and several churches, monasteries, and charitable institutions. A bronze statue to the popular poet,Csokonaij, was erected in 1871, and there is also a monument, con sisting of a dying lion on a pedestal of rock, to the Honveds, who fell at the battle of D. iu 1849. The inhabitants, who are very industrious, are dependent chiefly on agri
culture, but a number of them are engaged in the manufacture of coarse woolens, sheep skins, leather, earthenware, soap, - saltpeter, and tobacco-pipes, which are famous' throughout Hungary. The cattle and swine markets of D. are among the most exten sive in Europe, and its grain market is also large. The pop. of D. in 1869 was 46,111. With the exception of 2,000, its inhabitants are all Protestants. They have suffered much on account of their faith, especially in 1367 and 1686. D. took a prominent part in the revolution of 1849, and was for some months in that year the seat of the national diet, after it had been forced to remove from Pesth.