Stång. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Swedish

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

stång to kilometer (km)
stång to meter (m)
stång to centimeter (cm)
stång to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

stång to mile (mi)
stång to yard (yd)
stång to foot (ft)
stång to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

stång to iteru (river measure)
stång to knet (rod of cord)
stång to nbiw (pole)
stång to meh niswt (royal cubit)
stång to meh nedjes (short cubit)
stång to remen
stång to djeser, bu
stång to pedj-aa (large span)
stång to pedj-sheser (small span)
stång to amem (fist)
stång to deret (hand)
stång to shesep (palm)
stång to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

stång to schoinos (σχοινός)
stång to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
stång to dolichos (δόλιχος)
stång to milion (μίλιον)
stång to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
stång to diaulos (δίαυλος)
stång to στάδιον, stadion
stång to stadium olympic
stång to stadium attic
stång to stadium ptolemey
stång to plethron (πλέθρον)
stång to hamma (ἅμμα)
stång to dekapous (δεκάπους)
stång to akaina (ἄκαινα)
stång to kalamos (κάλαμος)
stång to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
stång to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
stång to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
stång to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
stång to pygōn (πυγών)
stång to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
stång to pous (πούς, foot)
stång to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
stång to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
stång to lichas (λιχάς)
stång to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
stång to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
stång to dōron (δῶρον)
stång to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
stång to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
stång to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

stång to schœnus (rush rope)
stång to leuga (league)
stång to mille passus (mile)
stång to stadium (stade, furlong)
stång to actus
stång to decempeda
stång to pertica (perch)
stång to passus (pace)
stång to pes sestertius
stång to gradus (step)
stång to cubitus (cubit)
stång to palmipes
stång to pes (foot)
stång to palmus major (palm length)
stång to palmus (palm width)
stång to uncia (inch)
stång to pollex (thumb)
stång to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

stång to cubit
stång to span
stång to handbreadth
stång to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

stång to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
stång to legua marina (nautical)
stång to legua
stång to milla marina (nautical)
stång to milla
stång to cuerda of Valencia
stång to cuerda
stång to estadal
stång to braza
stång to paso
stång to vara
stång to codo de ribera
stång to codo
stång to pie
stång to palmo
stång to coto
stång to pulgada
stång to linea
stång to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

stång to braça
stång to toesa
stång to passo geométrico
stång to vara
stång to côvado
stång to pé
stång to palmo de craveira
stång to polegada
stång to linha
stång to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

stång to lieue commune
stång to lieue marine
stång to lieue de post
stång to lieue metrique
stång to arpent
stång to perche
stång to toise
stång to pied [foot]
stång to pouce [inch]
stång to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

stång to mile
stång to verst
stång to mezhevaya verst
stång to kosaya sazhen
stång to sazhen
stång to makhovaya sazhen
stång to arshin
stång to ell
stång to foot
stång to pyad
stång to vershok
stång to inch
stång to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

stång to meile
stång to ruthe
stång to elle
stång to fuss
stång to zoll
stång to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

stång to meile
stång to ruthe
stång to klafner
stång to fuss
stång to zoll
stång to linie
stång to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

stång to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
stång to mil (mile)
stång to fjärdingsväg
stång to rev before 1855
stång to rev after 1855
stång to famn (fanthom)
stång to aln (forealrm)
stång to fot (foot)
stång to kvarter
stång to tvärhand (hand)
stång to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
stång to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
stång to linje (line) before 1855
stång to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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