Kulatsch

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Ukrainian soccer player with this family name, see Wladyslaw Kulatsch (* 1993).

The Kulach was a measure of length in Turkestan and Khiwa and corresponded to the fathom . It was the only measure in the region and the standard was made of wood and had the seal of the ruler ( Khan ) on it. The measure was rarely taken. Russian dimensions took precedence, also because trade in Russian goods predominated.

• 1 Kulatsch = 1 Saschen (Russian) = 2.13356 meters
• Area measure
  • 1 Kulatsch = 5 square feet

literature

• Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Coin, measure and weight book: the money, measure and bills of exchange, the rates, government papers, banks, trading establishments and customs of all countries and more important places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 317.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ E. Baer, ​​Gr. Helmersen: Contributions to the knowledge of the Russian Empire and the neighboring countries of Asia. Volume 1, Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 1839, p. 48.