Metze (measure of capacity)
The Metze or Mezze , or the Metzen , was a measure of capacity , also known as Meste . The Metze and the Metzen were both a grain measure , the difference lay in the scope: The Metze was valid in central and northern Germany , while the Metzen was the grain measure in southern Germany and Hungary.
The measure itself was very different from region to region.
- Alsfeld ( Grand Duchy of Hesse ) 1 Metze = 997 Parisian cubic inches = 19 ¾ liters
- Free City of Frankfurt 1 Meste = 2 sixths = 8 Gescheid = 32 Mäßchen = 128 scrap / Schoott = 723 Parisian cubic inches = 14 7/20 liters
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Friedberg ( Wetterau ), Homburg , Giessen
- Grain without oats 1 mint = 817 4/5 Parisian cubic inches = 16 1/10 liters
- Oats 1 mint = 881 1/10 Parisian cubic inches = 17 9/20 liters
- Grünberg (Grand Duchy of Hesse) 1 Metze = 1120 2/5 Parisian cubic inches = 22 1/5 liters
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Marburg (Kurhessen) 1 Metze = 1263 ¼ Parisian cubic inches = 25 liters
- 16 Metzen = 1 Malter
- Nidda (Grand Duchy of Hesse) 1 Metze = 1003 1/5 Parisian cubic inches = 19 8/9 liters
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Wetter , Rosenthal (Grand Duchy of Hesse) 1 Metze = 1400 ¼ Parisian cubic inches = 27 ¾ liters
- 16 Metzen = 1 Malter
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Wetzlar ( Prussia )
- Grain without oats 1 mint = 843 7/10 Parisian cubic inches = 16 7/10 liters
- Oats 1 mint = 94 Paris cubic inches = 18 4/5 liters
A distinction was made between big and small sluts. The harlot in central and northern Germany was either the eighth (large harlot) or the sixteenth part (small harlot) of the bushel (Himten, Malter, Simra, Simmer). So Quedlinburg had both hats. Two little masons were one big bitch.
See also
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. 192
Web links
- Metze In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, 6th edition, 1905–1909.