Bergelle
The Bergelle was a measure of length in the Kingdom of Saxony . It was a dialect name for the cubit . The measure was used in mining , especially in salt mine construction. In the past, the measure was also used in salt mines in southern Germany.
- Dresden (in 1830) 1 Bergelle = 2 laughing feet = 2 mountain feet = 2/7 mountain fathers = 253.312 Parisian lines = 4/7 meters = 0.571 meters (table value 0.57142857)
- Hallstein 5 Bergellen = 1 mountain fathom
literature
- Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight. Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1854, p. 172
- Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag BG Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 161
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Veith: German mountain dictionary with evidence. Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn, Breslau 1871, p. 74