Mill gradient
Mill gradient is a historical name for a fee that was incurred for grinding grain in the (royal) mills. The term gained special importance in the Berlin area from the 15th century around 1448, after Elector Friedrich II had subordinated the municipal mills to the margravial government after an uprising 1442–1448. Depending on the type and quantity of grain, the "tax" was levied until the 19th century. The basis was always the previous half-year. For example, a bushel of wheat in 1806 was 7 groschen and 11 pfennig , rye 5 groschen and 11 pfennig, barley 5 groschen and 1 pfennig.
literature
- Johann Christian Gaedicke: Lexicon Berlin. Gebrüder Gaedicke, Berlin 1806, p. 393.
See also
Web links
- Article in the German legal dictionary (DRW)
- Mill gradient in an income directory of the Abdinghof monastery
- Search for mill gradients in the German Digital Library