Geestrute

The Geestrute was a German measure of length . Geestrute was used in poor, sandy soils. The marsh rod was suitable for the “fat” and wet soils .

The basis of the measure was the 12 inch hamburger foot .

• 1 foot = 127 Parisian lines = 286.49 millimeters
• 1 geestrute = 16 feet = 4.5838 meters

literature

• Moses Heinemann: The well-trained clerk and businessman. Wilhelm Schüppel, Berlin 1834, p. 212.