Vatje
Vatje was a measure of volume and meant something like small kegs in Emden , Jever and Aurich .
- 1 Vatje about 12.46 liters for Emden
- general: 16 vatjes = 8 bushels = 4 Vierdup / Veerp = 1 ton
- Emden: 240 Vatjes = 60 Veerp = 30 bags = 15 tons = 1 load
- Jever: 192 Vatjes = 48 Veerp = 12 tons = 1 load
- Aurich: 224 Vatjes = 56 Veerp = 14 tons = 1 load
literature
- Fridrich Arends: Ostfriesland and Jever in geographical, statistical and especially agricultural terms. Volume 1, Hahnsche Hofbuchhandlung, Hanover 1822. P. 118.