Beczka

Beczka was a Polish measure of volume and is considered a barrel. The measure was not uniform.

Free State of Krakow 1 Beczka = 34 Garniec / Kannen = 144 Kwarty = 6883.5 Parisian cubic inches = 136.5 liters
- 2 Beczka = 1 Stangiew
Kingdom of Poland around 1819: 1 Beczka = 25 Garniec = 100 Kwarty = 5041.25 Parisian cubic inches = 100 liters
- before 1819: 1 Beczka = 2 Pol-beczky = 41 2/5 Konwy = 72 Garcy (1 G. = 190 Parisian cubic inches) = 288 Kwartu = 1152 Kwarterek = 13680 Parisian cubic inches = 271.36 liters

In the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania the dimensions were:

Salt measure : 1 Beczka = 54 Garniec = 7682.5122 Parisian cubic inches = 152.4528 liters

1 Beczka = 4 Cwierce / Quarter = 8 Osmi / Eighth = 16 Szestnastki = 72 Garcy (large) = 144 Garcy (small) = 20494.7 Parisian cubic inches = 406.5408 liters

Liquid measure: 1 Beczka = 10 Garniec (large) = 20 Garniec (small) (little in use)

1 Garniec (small) = 142.3243 Parisian cubic inches = 2.8232 liters (Schenkgarniec)

literature

Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag von Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, pp. 20, 105.

Individual evidence

↑ Anton Wach: Non-profit building councilor for all work and material calculations in the building sector. F. Tempsky Publishing House, Prague 1874, pp. 488, 489.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anton Wach: Non-profit building councilor for all work and material calculations in the building sector. F. Tempsky Publishing House, Prague 1863, p. 436.

[1] Anton Wach: Non-profit building councilor for all work and material calculations in the building sector. F. Tempsky Publishing House, Prague 1874, pp. 488, 489.

[Wach-2] Anton Wach: Non-profit building councilor for all work and material calculations in the building sector. F. Tempsky Publishing House, Prague 1863, p. 436.