STYRIA, a large province of the Austrian empire, is bounded on the north by Austria, on the east by Hungary, on the south by Carniola, and on the west by Carinthia. It extends about 110 miles from east to west, and from 25 to 45 from north to south, and contains about 8500 square miles. It is subdivided into Upper and Lower Styria.
Upper Styria. Lower Styria.
Circle of ludenburgh. Circle of Gratz.
Bruck. Marburg.
Cilley.
A branch of the Alps, rising in different parts to the height of 6000, 7000,8000 or 9000 feet, extends through Upper Styria from west to east, part of them being covered with perpetual snow. The ramifica tions which are sent out into Lower Styria, gradually decline into small elevations'. The principal rivers are the Drave, the Save, the Enns, and the Muhr. In Upper Styria, the climate is very cold, though the air is pure. The winter lasts from November till May, and as cottages are inhabited at very great heights in the mountains, the people are kept prisoners for sev eral months when there are falls of snow. The steep declivities of these elevated regions are cultivated by the plough, and produce a fine species of wheat, which they are able even to export. The Styrians have large herds of cattle, on which they bestow much care, and they are well shaped and of a middle size. Sheep are not yet brought to great perfection, and the horses are fit chiefly for draught. There are here wild fowl, game, and the chamois, with abundance of fine fish in the mountain lakes.
In Lower Styria, wheat, barley, oats, rye, and pota toes, and, in exposures, maize, are cultivated. In some of the warm vallies very fine corn is success fully cultivated.
Styria abounds in valuable mines. Gold, silver, and copper occur in small quantities, but lead is scarce. Coal is wrought in some places, but not with the spirit which it deserves. The mountain of Er zeberg is a solid mass of iron ore, and yields annually 13,000 tons. The total produce of Styria in iron is from 16,000 to 20,000 tons. There are good salt works at Aussee, and mineral springs are numerous. Cobalt, arsenic, and molybdcna, arc found in this pro vince.
There arc in Styria 200 forges, and SO manufac tories, where about 300,000 sickles and some scythes are annually made. The other articles of manufac ture arc nitre, alum, gunpowder, and sulphur. Earthen ware is also made, and some coarse linen. The im ports arc woollen and linen goods, silk, oil, tobacco, and colonial produce. The exports arc iron, steel, sickles, scythes, corn, wine, flax, olive oil, and cattle. There are nearly 120 towns or little villages in the province, and 500 citadels, many of which stand on the highest summit of the rocks. ludenburgh is the capital of Upper, and Gratz of Lower Styria. The people arc principally Roman Catholics. About 15 inches of rain fall annually. Population about 840,000. Sec GRATZ,