Seidel (unit)

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The Seidel (from Middle High German sīdel ) was a measure of volume for liquids and a measure of grain . The amount was different depending on the region. In the spelling Seitel it was a Hungarian measure of measure. In German Seidel was like a pint and Seidlein the pint . As a Bavarian liquid measure, the Seidel corresponds to half a liter or half a "measure", previously 0.535 liters. As a Bohemian mine size, the Seidel held 4 buckets.

Grain measure

Wine measure

  • Augsburg ( Bavaria )
    • 1 Seidel = 2 quarters = 4 eighths = 36 Parisian cubic inches = 0.7141 liters
    • 2 pints = 1 measure
    • 96 Seidel = 1 muid
    • 192 Seidel = 1 now
    • 1536 Seidel = 1 load
  • Bohemia
    • 1 Seidel = 24 3 ⁄ 7  Parisian cubic inches = 0.4846 liters
    • 4 pints = 1 pint
    • 128 Seidel = 1 bucket
    • 512 pints = 1 barrel
  • Vienna Spelling Seidel or Seitel possible
    • 1 Seidel = 2 Half Seidel = 2 Whistle = 17 7 ⁄ 8  Parisian cubic inches = 0.3546 liters
    • 1 large side = 1½ pintle = 3 whistles

Beer measure

  • In Austria (especially Vienna and the surrounding area) the term Seidel is still used for beer (but not for wine or non-alcoholic beverages). 1 Seidel corresponds to 0.3 liters. In Graz and the surrounding area, however, 0.33 liters is referred to as a “glass of beer”.
  • In Bavaria the term is still used for half a measure of beer, i.e. 0.5 l (before the introduction of the decimal system, 0.535 l) , or as a term for the corresponding earthen beer mug ("beer mug").

literature

  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1463.
  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 312.
  • Johann Jakob Heinrich Czikann, Franz Graeffer: Austrian national encyclopedia: or alphabetical presentation. Volume 2. Friedrich Beck'schen University Bookstore, Vienna 1835, p. 158.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Christoph Adelung, Dietrich Wilhelm Soltau, Franz Xaver Schönberger: Grammatical-critical dictionary of the High German dialect: With constant comparison of the other dialects. Volume 3, B. Ph. Bauer, Vienna 1811, p. 522
  2. ↑ Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Teubner Publishing House, Leipzig 1855, p. 100
  3. ↑ Old dimensions and weights (German-speaking area)
  4. ↑ Peter Groscurth: Bamberg: Are we threatened with a Seidla ban? , infranken.de from July 15, 2015, accessed on December 31, 2016.