Stremma
Encyclopedia
The stremma is a Greek
unit of land area
, equal to 1,000 square metre
s, also called the 'royal' stremma. The name comes from a root meaning 'to turn', presumably referring to the amount of land that can be plowed/turned in a day.
The "old", "Turkish", or "Ottoman" stremma was approximately 1,270 m² (Λεξικό, 1998): it was the Greek name of the Ottoman
dönüm
, which was in turn based on the Byzantine stremma (see below). But Lapavitsas uses the value of 1,600 m² for the region of Naoussa in the early 20th century.
The medieval or Morea
n stremma was different, somewhere between 900 and 1,900 m², depending on the period and perhaps even the type of land.
The Byzantine stremma was defined as the area of a square whose sides have a length of 100 Greek feet
or 40 Greek paces. It is likely the ancestor of the Ottoman dönüm/stremma.
English unit
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
unit of land area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
, equal to 1,000 square metre
Square metre
The square metre or square meter is the SI derived unit of area, with symbol m2 . It is defined as the area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre...
s, also called the 'royal' stremma. The name comes from a root meaning 'to turn', presumably referring to the amount of land that can be plowed/turned in a day.
The "old", "Turkish", or "Ottoman" stremma was approximately 1,270 m² (Λεξικό, 1998): it was the Greek name of the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
dönüm
Donum
Donum may refer to:* Dunam or Donum, a unit of area* Regium Donum, funds for clergy...
, which was in turn based on the Byzantine stremma (see below). But Lapavitsas uses the value of 1,600 m² for the region of Naoussa in the early 20th century.
The medieval or Morea
Morea
The Morea was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. It also referred to a Byzantine province in the region, known as the Despotate of Morea.-Origins of the name:...
n stremma was different, somewhere between 900 and 1,900 m², depending on the period and perhaps even the type of land.
The Byzantine stremma was defined as the area of a square whose sides have a length of 100 Greek feet
Pous
The pous was a unit of length used through much of the Iron Age in Europe and the Ancient Near East.A pous is a Greek foot. One stadion is always 600 podes,...
or 40 Greek paces. It is likely the ancestor of the Ottoman dönüm/stremma.
Metric
- 1,000 square metres
- 10 areAREAre, ARE or Åre may refer to: United Arab Emirates using ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code*The second-person singular and plural forms of the verb "to be", copula of the English language...
s - 1 decare
- 0.1 hectareHectareThe 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...
- 0.001 square kilometreSquare kilometreSquare kilometer, symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2* 100 ha * 0.386302 square miles* 247.105381 acresConversely:...
s
English unitEnglish unitEnglish units are the historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824, which evolved as a combination of the Anglo-Saxon and Roman systems of units...
s
- 10,763.9 square feetSquare footThe square foot is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of area, used mainly in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of 1 foot in length...
- 0.247 105 38 international acreAcreThe acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s - 0.247 104 39 U.S. survey acreAcreThe acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s; 1 acre ≈ 4.047 stremmata - 0.000 386 102 square mileSquare mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared...
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