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The measures of the old Romanian system varied greatly not only between the three Romanian states (
The measures of the old Romanian system varied greatly not only between the three Romanian states (Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...
, Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...
, Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
), but sometimes also inside the same country. The origin of some of the measures are the Latin (such as ''iugăr'' unit), Slavic (such as ''vadră'' unit), Greek (such as ''dram'' unit) and Turkish (such as ''palmac'' unit) systems.
This system is no longer in wide use since the adoption of the metric system in 1864, however some rural communities still use a small subset of these units.
Length
* ''Palmă'' (palm) - 1/8 of a ''stânjen'' * ''Stânjen'' - 2 m (approximately) * ''Palmac'' - 3.48 cm (Moldavia) * ''Poștă'' - 8–20 km (depending on the country) * ''Pas mic'' (small step) - 4 ''palme'' (Wallachia) (palme is the plural noun for palmă) * ''Pas mare'' (large step) - 6 ''palme'' (Wallachia; Moldavia) * ''Lat de palmă'' (palm width) - 1/2 ''palmă'' * ''Cot'' (cubit) - 664 mm (Moldavia); 637 mm (Wallachia) * ''Funie'' (rope) - 20–120 m (depending on the place) * ''Leghe'' (league) - 4.444 km; * ''Deget'' (finger) – the width of a finger * ''Prăjină'' – 3 ''stânjeni'' (stânjeni is the plural noun for stânjen) * ''Verstă'' – 1067 m (3,500 ft) * ''Picior'' (foot) – 1/6 of a ''stânjen''Volume
Note: the "quarts" in this table are imperial quarts, not US quarts. Similarly for gallons.Weight
Area
See also
*Historical weights and measures
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* SI
* Weights and measures
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Notes
*''Iugăr'' – the area ploughed in one day by two oxen – 7166 m2 (Transylvania in 1517); 5,700 m² (in other states) *''Stânjen pătrat'' – Embracing squareReferences
* Nicolae, Stoicescu: Cum măsurau strămoşii, metrologia medievală pe teritoriul româniei, Editura Ştiinţifică, București, 1971. {{DEFAULTSORT:Romanian Units Of Measurement Systems of units Units of length Units of area Units of volume Units of mass Units of measurement by country