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
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was made compulsory; however, local measurements and old Viennese measurements weren't 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
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.
1 ''stopa'' ( or ''střevíc'') = 0.296 m
1 ''sáh'' = 1.778 m
1 ''
míle'' = 7.003 km.
Prague
In
Prague
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, 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 ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early ...
.
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
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.
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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