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 existence of a castle is proved by indisputable documents (Almanach de Carlsbad, 1832, ch. XXI.), and though no farther vestige of a building is now to be seen, the names of a street (Schlossberg, Castle-Hill) and of a fountain on the top of that hill (Schlossbrunn, Castle-Wells) attest sufficiently the former existence of a castle.

Historical details about the successive improvements of Carlsbad, the calamities it has suffered by war, inundations and fire, the progress of its institutions, the privileges granted to its citizens by several sovereigns, the list of its numerous benefactors, not belonging to a sketch like this, we shall speak of the place and of its establishments, not such as they have been, but such as they are. Much has been done, in every respect, by Government and the inhabitants, since the beginning of this century.