A number of locally-specific units of measurement were used in the
Czech lands
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to measure length, area, capacity and so on. In 1876, the
metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the definition of the Interna ...
was made compulsory; however, local measurements and old Viennese measurements were still in use.
Local units during the first half of the 20th century
Length
1 ''látro'' was equal to 1.917 m.
Bohemia
There were units specific to
Bohemia.
1 ''stopa'' ( or ''střevíc'') = 0.296 m
1 ''sáh'' = 1.778 m
1 ''
míle'' = 7.003 km.
Prague
In
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, one ''loket'' was equal to 0.593 m.
The ''stopa'' was equal to 0.2965 m.
Moravia
As in Bohemia and Prague, there were specific local units used in
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
.
1 ''stopa'' (or ''střevíc'') = 0.284 m
1 ''loket'' = 0.594 m.
Silesia
Similar to the other three parts of the country, local measurements were in use in
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
.
1 ''loket'' = 0.579 m
1 ''míle'' = 6.483 km
1 ''stopa'' = 0.2895 m.
Area
Bohemia
In Bohemia, one ''měřice'' was equal to 1999 m
2.
1 ''korec'' (also known as the ''strych'' or the ''míra'') was equal to 2878 m
2.
1 ''jitro'' = 2 korec
1 ''lán'' = 60 korec.
Capacity
Several different units were used to measure capacity. One Moravian ''měřice'' was equal to 70.6 L.
One ''korec'' (or one ''strych'') was equal to 93.592 L.
References
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Czech Republic
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