Old weights and measures (Romania)

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Old Weights and Measures (Romania) Weights and measures in Romania are divided into Moldavian and Wallachian.

Length measurements

Moldovan

  • 1 dejeti (finger) ≈ 3.45757 centimeters
  • 1 picior ( foot ) = 8 dejeti ≈ 0.27659 meters
  • 1 Stingene ( yards ) = 8 picior = 64 Dejeti ≈ 2.21272 meters
  • 1 rod = 3 stings = 24 picior = 192 Dejeti ≈ 6.63815 meters

Wallachian

  • 1 dejeti (finger) = 1.5478125 centimeters
  • 1 Puhm (fist) = 8 Dejeti = 0.123825 meters
  • 1 picior (foot) = 2 puhm = 16 dejeti = 0.24765 meters
  • 1 Stingene (fathom) = 8 Picior = 16 Puhm = 128 Dejeti = 78 English inches (exactly by definition) = 1.9812 meters
  • 1 mile = 4000 Stingene = 7.9248 kilometers

    independent of the Wallachian foot:

  • 1 Endaseh / Endesé (Elle) ≈ 0.641084 meters
  • 1 Khalibi / Halibiu (large cubit) ≈ 0.68198 meters
  • 1 Praschtschine / Predjine (rod) ≈ 4.5815 meters

Area dimensions

Moldovan

  • 1 square Dejeti / finger ≈ 11.9584 square centimeters
  • 1 square picior / foot = 64 square dejeti ≈ 765.02 square centimeters
  • 1 square stingene / fathom = 64 square picior ≈ 4.89613 square meters
  • 1 square rod = 9 square rods = 576 square picior ≈ 44.065085 square meters

Wallachian

  • 1 square Dejeti / finger ≈ 2.3957 square centimeters
  • 1 square Puhm / Faust = 64 square Dejeti ≈ 153.3263 square centimeters
  • 1 square picior / foot = 4 square puhm = 256 square dejeti ≈ 613,3052 square centimeters
  • 1 square stingene / fathom = 64 square picior ≈ 3.92515 square meters
  • 1 square rod = 9 square rods = 576 square picior ≈ 35.32638 square meters

    independent of the Wallachian foot:

  • 1 square praschtschine / Predjine / Rute ≈ 20.9901 square meters
  • 1 pogon ≈ 30.2259 ares

Volume measurements

Moldovan

  • Dry dimensions:
    • 1 cubic dejeti / finger ≈ 41.3275 cubic centimeters
    • 1 cubic picior / foot = 512 cubic dejeti ≈ 0.0211597 cubic meters
    • 1 cubic stingene / fathom = 512 cubic picior ≈ 10.83376 cubic meters
  • Liquid dimensions:
    • 1 Kile = 2 Merza = 20 Dimerli ≈ 4.35 hectoliters
    • 1 Merza = 10 Dimerli ≈ 2.175 hectoliters
    • 1 dimerli ≈ 21.75 liters

Wallachian

  • Dry dimensions:
    • 1 cubic dejeti / finger ≈ 29.665 cubic centimeters
    • 1 cubic picior / foot = 512 cubic dejeti ≈ 0.0151885 cubic meters
    • 1 cubic stingene / fathom = 512 cubic picior ≈ 7.7765 cubic meters
  • Liquid dimensions:
    • 1 Kile = 2 Mirze = 16 Dimerli = 256 Buk Oka ≈ 3.936 hectoliters
    • 1 Mirze = 8 Dimerli = 128 Buk Oka ≈ 1.968 hectoliters
    • 1 Dimerli = 16 Buk Oka ≈ 24.6 liters
    • 1 Buk Oka = 1.5375 liters
       
    • 1 Viadra = 10 Oka ≈ 10.95 liters
    • 1 Oka ≈ 1.095 liters

Weights

Moldovan

  • 1 cantar = 44 oka = 176 littre ≈ 56.8912 kilograms
  • 1 oka = 4 littre ≈ 1.293 kilograms
  • 1 liter = 100 drams ≈ 323.2455 grams
  • 1 dramme = 3.232455 grams

Wallachian

  • 1 Kantar = 44 Oka = 176 Littre ≈ 56.473 kilograms
  • 1 oka = 4 littre ≈ 1.2835 kilograms
  • 1 liter = 100 drams ≈ 320.869 grams
  • 1 dramme = 3.20869 grams

literature

  • Felix von Blocken: The new dimensions and weights in tables and illustrations with all legal provisions for Bavaria. R. Forchthammer, Regensburg 1871, p. 395

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Rumler: Overview of the measures, weights and currencies of the most excellent countries and trading centers in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with special emphasis on Austria and Russia. Jasper, Hügel and Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 81