Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Georgswalde

GEORGSWALDE, a town of Northern Bohemia, on the borders of Saxony, in the circle of Leitmeritz, about 35 miles E. of Dresden, with a station on the North Bohemian railway. Besides Old and New Georgswalde, it comprises Wiesenau and Philippsdorf, the latter a place which since 1868 has attained celebrity through the miracles attributed to its image of the Virgin. Georgswalde was founded in the beginning of the 17th century, and ranks as one of the oldest industrial centres of Bohemia, sharing with the neighbouring town of Rumburg a reputation for excellent linen. The parish church is a fine building. In 1809 the total population was 8220, of whom 5071 were in Old Georgswalde.