Wispel

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A Wispel (also Winspel ) was a measure of space that was used in several German countries.

It was used in particular as a measure of the amount of grain. The actual number of a wispel, however, varied considerably from country to country and sometimes also within countries.

According to the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg of 1375, one wispel ( chorus ) corresponded to 24 bushels .

Dimensions by area:

  • In Braunschweig there was a wispel with 40 Himpten which corresponded to 1245.8 liters .
  • In Celle there was a division of 1 wispel = 4 bushels = 40 (or 48) himpts.
  • In Hamburg 20 barrels , about 1099.2 liters.
  • In Hanover , a wispel consisted of 48 himpts
  • In Mecklenburg-Strelitz 2 Drömt = 25 bushels, about 1368.2 liters.
  • In Saxony , one wispel corresponded to 2 painters of 12 bushels each, which there corresponded to 2,491.7 liters.
  • A Prussian wispel = 24 bushels, equates to approximately 1319.1 liters.

The lime measure was called Winspel or Winspelkarre. The clear dimensions of the lime measuring box were 24 inches square and 21 inches high, which was about 7 cubic feet .

In the early 20th century the bison had changed to a weight measure that was still used mainly in the grain trade and corresponded to 1000 kilograms.

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Wispel  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wispel. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 30 : Wilb – Hyssop - (XIV, 2nd section). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1960, Sp. 734 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
  2. ↑ Johannes Schultze: The land book of the Mark Brandenburg from 1375. In: Brandenburgische Landbücher. Volume 2, Kommissionsverlag von Gsellius, Berlin 1940, p. 17 ( digital.ub.uni-potsdam.de ).
  3. ↑ a b c d e Wispel . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 16, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 697.
  4. ↑ General body measurements for dry objects stadt-land-oldenburg.de.
  5. ↑ Johann Georg Krünitz: Economic Encyclopedia, or general system of the state-city-house u. Agriculture, in alphabetical order: from shirt to millet. Three and twentieth part . Joachim Pauli, 1781, p. 554 ( books.google.de ).
  6. ^ Johann H. Bock: General pocket book of coin, measure and weight for bankers and merchants. Sander'sche Buchhandlung, Berlin 1832, p. 79.
  7. ↑ August Schmidt (Ed.): L. Rothschilds Taschenbuch für Kaufmann. 52nd, revised edition. GA Gloeckner, Leipzig 1909, p. 391.