Rope (unit)

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The rope (s) was a measure of length . According to the purpose it was called land rope, pond rope, forest rope and vineyard rope. The lengths of these dimensions were different. When measuring areas, it became a field and field measure .

In the province of West Prussia , a rope was equivalent to 10 rods or 150 feet . The mile had 180 rope, that was 4500 fathoms / fathoms = 27,000 feet or 24,685 feet (Prussian). The old Danzig foot, 12 inches long, was equal to 0.9141 feet (Prussian.)

In Bohemia , rope dimensions have been known at least since 1588. From 1760 the Lower Austrian weights and measures were introduced at the instigation of Empress Maria Theresia . However, these old dimensions were still in use.

In the Kingdom of Bohemia the rope had the following dimensions:

  • 1 land rope = 52 cubits , about 30.95 meters
  • The square measure was length 3 land ropes = 156 cubits and width 1 land rope = 52 cubits made one acre
  • 1 vineyard rope = 64 cubits (Bohemian) = 117 Parisian feet = 38 meters
  • 1 forest rope = 42 cubits (Bohemian) = 76 ¾ Parisian feet = 24.948 meters
  • 1 pond rope = 22 cubits

The basis was the Bohemian cubit with 0.59518 meters. According to Pierer, 1 forest rope had 52 cubits (bohem.)

  • The Bohemian Mile had 365 land ropes.

The old vineyard rope was originally only 7 cubits. Under Ottokar II, 42 cubits were a land rope and 25 land ropes = 5 acres or twist = 1 rod. A turn (e) was an area that could be sown with one line of grain.

The accuracy of the measurements can be derived from this quote:

The “Böheimische Landsordnung” of the year 1617 also states: “A country or forest rope should be 42 cubits and if you miss it, you should add a god advice to each rope, i.e. two cross hands or the rope and these two cross hands the more be longer. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Franz Fuß: Instructions for learning agriculture: For the economic clerk training to become a senior bailiff, dealt with according to the principles of the necessary sciences. Volume 1, Magnificent Bookstore, Prague 1799, p. 273
  2. ↑ a b c Association of Bohemian Foresters and FX Smoler: Association publication for forest, hunting and natural history. Calve'sche Buchhandlung (CW Medan), Prague 1849, pp. 98, 99
  3. ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 372
  4. ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 371
  5. ↑ Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Volume 15. Altenburg 1862, pp. 793-794.