Wikisage, the free encyclopedia of the second generation, is digital heritage

Morgen: Difference between revisions

From Wikisage
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(intro from source:en:wikipedia------dAb +>)
 
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
*[[Arpent]]
*[[Arpent]]
*[[Dutch units of measurement]]
*[[Dutch units of measurement]]
{{1911}}
 
[[Category:Obsolete units of measure]]
[[Category:Obsolete units of measure]]

Revision as of 23:05, 2 October 2008

A morgen was a unit of measurement of land in Germany, the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies, including South Africa. The size of a Morgen varies from 1/2 to 2 1/2 acres, which equivalates to approximately 0.202 to 1.012 ha. It was also used in old Prussia, Norway and Denmark, where it was equal to about two-thirds of an acre (0.27 ha). The word is usually taken to be the same as the German and Dutch word for "morning", the area of a morgen being equal to that covered by a morning's ploughing.

See also