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pot

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In Denmark, a unit of liquid capacity, Middle Ages – 1907, defined by the decrees of 1683 and 1698 as = ¹⁄₃₂ cubic fod. Plural, potter. From 1683 to 1835 (when the size of the fod was changed), about 0.9681 liters. From 1835 to 1907, about 0.9661 liters (2.04 U.S. liquid pints). Also called a krug.

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In Norway, a unit of liquid capacity, = 1 liter (about 1.06 U.S. liquid quarts). Prior to metrication, the pot (also called the Danish pot or krug) was a unit of liquid or dry capacity, about 0.9661 liter.

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In France, about 1.86 liters (about 1.97 U.S. liquid quarts). Paris standard: Marseille, Rouen:

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In Switzerland, the Pot, 1.5 liters (about 1.36 U.S. liquid quarts).

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In Belgium, two units, a unit of dry capacity = 1.5 liters, and a unit of liquid capacity, 0.5 liter.

Prior to metrication, the pot had a number of values in Belgium, depending on the beverage and the location.

wine, Brussels					gelte
				pot à vin	2
			gemet	1½	3
	pinte (pot wallon)		1 1⁄3	2	4
uperken or demi-pinte		2	2 2/3	4	8
once	16	32	42 2/3	64	128
21.16 mL	338.6 mL	677.2 mL	902.9 mL	1.3544 L	2.71 L

beer, Brussels			stoop
		pot à bière	2
	pint	2	4
verre	8	16	32
81.3 mL	650 mL	1.3002 L	2.6004 L

City		Size of pot in liters
Antwerp, Contich, Hèrenthals, Hoogstraeten, Rethy,Santhoven, Santvliet, Wilryck	for wine, fine oil	1.3740
	for ordinary oil, lamp oil	1.3889
	old pot for beer	1.3333
	dry capacity, exactly 1 3/8 L	1.3750
above plus Desschel & Gheel	dry capacity, exactly 1 1/3 L, replaced the value above	1.3333
Ath & Leuze	beer & wine	2.1165
Ath & Leuze	oil (fuel)	2.2490
Bouillon		4.4344
Brain-le-Comte		3.2838
Chatelet		1.3588
Charleroi		2.8651
Chimay		2.5325
Ciney		1.6308
Courtray		2.2928
Desschel	grand pot de Diest	1.7329
Diest		1.4391
Dinant		1.7774
Enghien		2.2206
Fiorenne		2.0871
Fontaine-l'èvêque		1.5100
Gembloux		2.1099
Gheel, Moll & Waterloo	pot du Gheel	1.2582
Gheel, Moll & Waterloo	grand pot de Diest also used
Ham-sur-Heure		4.9727
Havelange		1.2877
Havelange	large pot	1.8897
Hubert		2.7490
Jumetz	beer and wine	1.4940
La Hulpe	beer	2.1168
Laroche		2.6818
Lessines		2.2490
Liège		1.2797
Lierre	also for dry capacity	1.4200
Lobbes		3.5993
Lokeren	also called a lot	2.3333
Malines (As a unit of dry capacity, also used at St. Amand, Boom, Bornhem, Duffel, Haesdonck, Heyst-op-den-berg, Hingene, Liezele, Lippeloo, Mariekerke, Moll, Oppuers, Puers, Reeth, Rumpst, Waerloos, Weerdt, Westerloo)	also for dry capacity	1.3730
Marche		1.9223
Mons, Binche, Boussu, Jemmape, Quièvrain		2.0382
Namur & Fleures		1.4190
Nivelles	pot à vin of Brussels	1.3544
Nivelles	pot à bière	1.7906
Orchimont		2.5325
Peruwelz		1.8508
Renaix		2.4600
Rhode-Ste. Genèse		1.4600
Soignies		2.9332
Teralphene		1.1470
Thuin		2.8654
Tournay		2.4062
Turnhout, Arendonck, Brecht, Poppel, Ravels, Weelde	also for dry capacity	1.6384
Walcourt		2.4844
Wavre, Hoeylaert, Ohain, Overyssche, Rosières		1.7776

Doursther, 1840.