In Austria and Germany, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of volume used to measure a solid volume of wood, especially firewood, = 1 cubic meter. Symbol, Fm.
In 1971, the European Economic Community directed that use of this unit cease by 31 December 1977.¹
United Nations, 1966.
1. European Economic Community, Council Directive of 18 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement (Directive 71/354/EEC), Annex, Chapter III.
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