Krues

Krues , also called Kruß , was a measure of grain the size of a cup and was used in East Frisia .

Word origin and size comparison

The term is derived from Kroos, a pewter jug ​​or a jug with a lid. The term stands for a vessel and a measure. Krues is West Frisian and Kruas or Kröß is North Frisian.

• 1 krues = 66 11/12 Parisian cubic inches = 1 13/40 liters

Depending on the region, the Verp measure was subdivided differently and for selected locations was in

• Aurich and Esens 1 pack = 42 krues and Berum and Norden 1 pack = 40 krues
• Emden 1 package = 36 krues and Friedeburg 1 package = 43 krues
• Wittmund 1 pack = 44 krues

Other larger sizes of krues were necessary: ​​a bushel with 18 and a sack with 72 krues. The load needed 144 and the ton 2160 krues.

See also

• History of weights and measures

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. 144.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cirk Heinrich Stürenburg : East Frisian Dictionary. Volume 1, Carl Otto Seyde, Aurich 1857, p. 125