Hvat
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Hvat is a historical unit
of length
that was common in Serbia
and Croatia
, analogous to fathom
. The measurement system based on the hvat is called hvatski sistem (literally "hvat system").
1 hvat equals:
1 metre equals 0.527292 hvats.
1 square hvat equals 3.596652 square meters; 1 square meter equals 0.278036431 square hvats.
When used today, the units are often rounded to the nearest square meter. Thus, jutro is rounded to 5,755 square meters and lanac is rounded to 7,192 square meters. When more precision is needed, katastarsko jutro (meaning cadastral jutro) is used, that equals exactly 0.5754642 hectare
s (5,754.642 square meters).
Other historical units that are sometimes used to measure surface together with the square hvat are:
If calculated from hvat, one cubic hvat would equal 6.820992 cubic meters. General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute, however, lists "metrički hvat", most commonly used to measure firewood
, equal to 4 cubic meters.
Units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention and/or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. Any other value of the physical quantity can be expressed as a simple multiple of the unit of...
of length
Length
In geometric measurements, length most commonly refers to the longest dimension of an object.In certain contexts, the term "length" is reserved for a certain dimension of an object along which the length is measured. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire...
that was common in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, analogous to fathom
Fathom
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are 2 yards in an imperial or U.S. fathom...
. The measurement system based on the hvat is called hvatski sistem (literally "hvat system").
1 hvat equals:
- 6 × stopa (stopa is analogous to foot);
- 72 × palac (1 stopa = 12 × palac; palac is analogous to inchInchAn inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
); - 1.896484 metreMetreThe metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s.
1 metre equals 0.527292 hvats.
Surface
In the hvat system, hvat is used as a basis for the unit of surface, called "kvadratni hvat" (Serbian) or "četvorni hvat" (both Serbian and Croatian). This could be translated as "square hvat" and is analogous to square fathom. The square hvat and other derived units in the hvat system are still sometimes encountered in measuring land.1 square hvat equals 3.596652 square meters; 1 square meter equals 0.278036431 square hvats.
Derived units
Square hvat is used as the basis for other units of surface in the hvat system.- Motika; one motika = 200 square hvats = 719.3304 square meters.
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; one jutro = 8 motika = 1,600 square hvats = 5,754.6432 square meters. - Lanac; one lanac = 10 motika = 2,000 square hvats = 7,193.304 square meters.
When used today, the units are often rounded to the nearest square meter. Thus, jutro is rounded to 5,755 square meters and lanac is rounded to 7,192 square meters. When more precision is needed, katastarsko jutro (meaning cadastral jutro) is used, that equals exactly 0.5754642 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s (5,754.642 square meters).
Other historical units that are sometimes used to measure surface together with the square hvat are:
- Dulum; one dulum equals 1,000 square meters.
- ŠinikSinikThomas Idir a.k.a. Sinik is a French-language rap artist. His father is Algerian while his mother is French.His meeting with Diam's at 14 was the turning point of his career...
; one šinik equals 1,000 square meters.
Map scales
Maps depicting land measured in hvat system are drawn in following scales:- 1:720 (1 palac = 10 hvats);
- 1:1440 (1 palac = 20 hvats);
- 1:2880 (1 palac = 40 hvats).
Volume
Hvat is also used as a basis for the unit of volume, called "kubni hvat", often colloquially abbreviated to "kubik" in both languages (though note that the same abbreviation is used for cubic meter). This could be translated as "cubic hvat" (analogous to cubic fathom).If calculated from hvat, one cubic hvat would equal 6.820992 cubic meters. General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute, however, lists "metrički hvat", most commonly used to measure firewood
Firewood
Firewood is any wood-like material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form....
, equal to 4 cubic meters.