Spazzo
The Spazzo , the Ticino fathom , was a measure of length, area and space in southern Switzerland and was valid until the switch to the metric system.
As a length measure, the Spazzo comprised 3 Lugano cubits and was therefore about 1.808 meters .
It was used as a measure of area for mountainous fields and corresponded to 3.54 square meters .
The spatial dimension for firewood corresponded to 3 to just under 6 (5.83) cubic meters in the Spazzo .
literature
- Johann Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, Georg Reimer, Berlin 1871, p. 316.
- Karl Viktor Bonstetten, Doris Walser-Wilhelm, Anja Höfler, Peter Walser-Wilhelm, Antje Kolde, Stefan Howald: Writings on Italy: 1800–1808. Part 1, Wallstein Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-83532-220-2 , p. 573.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Rudolf Schinz: Contributions to the closer knowledge of the Swiss country. Volume 4, Joh.Caspar Füessly, Zurich 1786, p. 584.