Knipp (unit)

Knipp was a measure of length for yarn in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg .

• Inheritance Jever 1 Knipp = 80.791 meters
  • 1 piece of yarn = 1 thread = 10 binds = 20 Knipp = 2400 Jeversche yards = 2781, 8 Oldenburg yards = 1615.86 meters
• Land dignity 1 Knipp = 142.285 meters

literature

• Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Teubner, 1855, p. 123.
• Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 188.