A number of units of measurement were used in Hungary to measure length, area, volume, etc. Metric system has been adopted in Hungary since 1874 and has been compulsory since 1876.
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Unit before the metric system
The system before the metric system was the old Vienna system.
Length
Several units were used to measure length. Some units are given below:
1 mertföld = 8.3536 km
1 meile = 8.3536 km
1 marok = 0.10536 m
1 faust = 0.10536 m.
One arsin was equal to 23.01084 in and one stab was equal to 5.18565 ft.
Mass
One oka was equal from 2.78 to 3.082 lb.
Area
Several units were used to measure area. Some units are given below:
1 hold = 4316 m2
1 joch = 4316 m2
1 meile2 = 6978 ha
Volume
A number of units were used to measure volume. Some units are given below:
1 akó (eimer) = 54.30 l
1 halbe = 1/64 akó
1 itcze = 1/64 akó
1 metzen = 62.53 l
1 ako = 62.53 l.
One fass was equal to 52.545 gallons. The value of eimer was varied from 15.03 (in Upper Hungary) to 19.37 (in Lower Hungary).