Erdochs
Erdochs , also Erdoch, was a Transylvanian area and field measure. The measure corresponded in size to the yoke , although this measure could vary from 1.1 to 1.6 square fathoms. The area of the earth's ox could be worked with an ox-drawn plow in one day.
- 1 Erdochs = 1,600 square fathoms (Wiener) = 0.5754642 hectares = 5.755 square meters
literature
- Herders Konversations-Lexikon. Volume 2, Herdersche Verlagbuchhandlung, Freiburg im Breisgau 1854, p. 593.
- Bernhard Heigl, Thomas Şindilariu: The old Kronstadt: a Transylvanian town and country history up to 1800. Volume 1, Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-412-20439-6 , p. 298.
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Christian Gaspari, Georg Hassel, Johann Guenther Friedrich Cannabich, Johann Christoph Friedrich Guts Muths, Friedrich August Ukert: Complete manual of the latest description of the earth. Volume 2, Verlag des Geographisches Institut, Weimar 1819, p. 468.