Tuoppi

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Tuoppi , auchi tooppi , touppi , was a Finnish measure of volume for liquids and can be understood as a drinking vessel, such as a measure, a jug, a jug, a mug. In the Middle Ages it was widespread in the Baltic Sea region. Later the basic measure was replaced by the measure Kannu (about 2.62 liters ). Korttelia itself also stands for a quarter and is at the same time a measure of length and here then the quarter cell with about 14.845 centimeters .

  • 1 Tuoppi = 4 Kortteli about 13 liters

literature

  • Thomas Michell: Handbook for Travelers in Russia, Poland, and Finland. Murray, London / Paris. Petersburg / New York 1868, p. 379.