Saschen

The Saschen ( Russian сажень ), or Saschehn , was a Russian measure of length and is also known as the Russian fathom or thread . The Saschen, as a triple cubit , was mentioned as early as 1116 and designated as large Saschen from at least 1493.

According to an ordinance of January 3, 1843, the measure should have this size from January 1, 1845

• 1 Saschen = 3 arshin = 2.13356 m

The dimensional chain was

• 1 sash / fathom = 3 arsin = 7 feet = 48 werschok = 84 inches = 1008 lines

When used for areas and volumes, these dimensions were valid:

• 1 square pocket = 4.55 square meters
• 1 cubic pocket = 9.71241 cubic meters

Web links

• VA Belobrov: Russian systems of length measures (brief description)

See also

• Old weights and measures (Russia)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Magnus Georg Paucker: Contents overview of the work on measure, weight and coin of the Russian Empire and its German Baltic countries. Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 1832, p. 7.
2. ^ P. Heuser: Practical manual for commercial and industrial business life . Rudolf Ludwig Friderichs Verlagbuchhandlung, Elberfeld 1851, p. 220.
3. ^ Otto Lueger: Lexicon of the entire technology and its auxiliary sciences. Volume 7 Stuttgart / Leipzig 1909, p. 573.