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The Drömt , also Drömbt or Drehmaad, is an outdated measure of measure for grain ( grain measure ) that used to be common in northern Germany . It corresponds to 12 bushels or 18 himten, that is, about 4.2 to 6.8 hectoliters depending on the region .

• Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1 load = 4 Wispel = 8 Drömt = 100 bushels = 1600 Metzen
• Lübeck 1 load = 8 Drömt = 24 tons = 96 bushels = 384 barrels
  • 1 Drömt = 23,976 Parisian cubic inches = 475.1 liters (oats)
  • 1 Drömt = 20,208 Parisian cubic inches = 400 liters (other grains)
• Mecklenburg and Rostock
  • 1 Drömt = 23,526.5 Parisian cubic inches = 466.2 liters
• Western Pomerania and Stralsund, despite Prussian grain dimensions, also counted
  • 1 Drömt 12 bushels = 48 Vehrt / Viertel = 192 Metzen = 23,568 Parisian cubic inches = 467 liters
• Lauenburg 1 Drömt = 561 liters

Derived from this, the Drömt was occasionally used as a unit for the arable land that could be cultivated with the corresponding amount of seeds , for example on Fehmarn : 1 Drömt = 36 square rods = 256 square feet

See also

• Himten
• Malter
• Wispel

literature

• Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 67

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johann Christian Nelkenbrecher: General pocket book of coin, measure and weight, the exchange, money and fund rates, etc. for bankers and merchants. Georg Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1871, p. 258.
2. ↑ Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities of the earth Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 17.
3. ↑ For silver: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and relationships to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 99.