Estonian units of measurement
A number of units of measurement were used in Estonia to measure length, mass, area, capacity, etc.
Units used during the first half of the 20th century
Several units were used in Estonia. These units were Russian and local units.Length
Several units were used in Estonia to measure length. One archine was equal to 0.7112 m.1 elle = 0.75 archine
1 Foute = 3/7 archine
1 faden = 3 archine.
Mass
A number of units were used in Estonia to measure mass. One pfund was equal to 430 g. Some other units are provided below:1 quent = 1/128 pfund
1 loth = 1/32 pfund
1 liespfund = 20 pfund
1 centner = 120 pfund
1 tonne = 240 pfund
1 schiffspfund = 400 pfund.
Area
Several units were used in Estonia to measure area.Reval (now Tallinn)
Some of Reval units are given below:1 lofstelle = 1855 m2
1 tonnland = 5462.7 m2.
Livonian
Some of the Livonian units are given below:1 lofstelle = 3710 m2
1 tonnaland = 5194 m2.