See also Jück.
In the duchy of Oldenburg, and later Lower Saxony, a unit of land area = 640 square Ruten, each of 100 square Oldenburger Fuss. The Oldenburg statute book of 24 February 1836 describes an old (“alt”) Jück of about 5602.8333 square meters. The law gazette of 16 July 1869, (upon the establishment of the Norddeutschen Bund), defines a Katasterjück of 5603.0 square meters.
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