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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 [[acre]]s, which equivalates to approximately 0.202 to 1.012 [[Hectare|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 language|German]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] word for "morning", the area of a morgen being equal to that covered by a morning's [[plough]]ing. | 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 [[acre]]s, which equivalates to approximately 0.202 to 1.012 [[Hectare|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 language|German]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] word for "morning", the area of a morgen being equal to that covered by a morning's [[plough]]ing. | ||
<ref>[https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Morgen 3rd] German wikt</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Arpent]] | *[[Arpent]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 5 August 2023
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. [1]