Zeidelheide
The Zeidelheide was an imprecise German surface measure and can also be understood as a piece measure. The term Zeidelheide can be traced back to at least 1450. The measure determined the necessary forest area that a possible number of bee colonies could provide for nutrition without additional feeding. The forest area was only referred to as a piece of forest and so was charged with taxes. The Zeidelgesellschaft organized the purchase, sale and delivery . The Zeidelheide was divided into districts. The forest was marked with signs ( Zeidelzeichen ) such as crosses, figures or squares etc. at the borders
- 1 heather = 60 bee colonies
- 30 bee colonies = ½ measure
- 15 bee colonies = quarter size
literature
- Joachim Heinrich Campe : Dictionary of the German language. Part 5, school bookshop, Braunschweig 1811, p. 829.
- Carl Gottlob Rössig: An attempt at a pragmatic history of economics, police and cameral sciences. Volume 1, Weidmanns Erben and Reich, Leipzig 1781, p. 349.
- Johann Christoph Adelung : Attempt of a complete grammatical-critical dictionary. Volume 1, Breitkopf, 1786, p. 351 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lieselott Enders , Klaus Neitmann: Historical local dictionary for Brandenburg: Teltow. Part 4, BoD - Books on Demand, 2011, ISBN 978-3-941919-81-5 , p. 132.