Romanian units of measurement

„This is the fathom from Craiova of eight palms, Bujorianu”. Inscription on the wooden church in Mănăileşti-Moşteni, Vâlcea county.

The measures of the old Romanian system varied greatly not only between the three Romanian states (Wallachia, Moldavia, Transylvania), but sometimes also inside the same country. The origin of some of the measures are the Latin (such as iugăr unit), Slavic (such as vadră unit), Greek (such as dram unit) and Turkish (such as palmac unit) systems.

This system is no longer in wide use since the adoption of the metric system in 1864, however some rural communities still use a small subset of these units.

Length

Volume

none = (Moldavia) Bold = (Wallachia) Italic = (Transylvania)

Unit Metric value (by state) Imperial value (by state)
Oca 1.5 litres; 1.25 litres 1.32 Quarts; 1.1 Quarts
Litră 0.25 litres in all 3 0.22 Quarts in all 3
Baniţă 21.5 litres; 33.96 litres 18.3 Quarts; 29.9 Quarts
Chiup 30-40 litres 26-35 Quarts
Câblă - -
Merţă - (Moldavia); 110-120 litres; 22.5 litres 97-106 Quarts; 20 Quarts
Feredelă - -
Obroc mare 66 litres; 55 litres 58 Quarts; 48 Quarts
Obroc mic - 22 ocale 33 litres; 27.5 litres 29 Quarts; 24 Quarts
Giumătate 1200-1500 litres 1056-1320 Quarts (264-330 Gallons)
Vadră 15 litres; 12.88 litres 13 Quarts; 11 Quarts
Pintă 3.394 litres 2.988 Quarts
Tină 15 litres 13 Quarts
Sau 3.22-3.80 millilitres 0.11-0.13 Fluid ounces

Notes

Weight

Unit relation to previous Metric value Imperial value
Dram ... 3.18 - 3.25 g 50.155 Gr
Font 158 Dram 0.5kg 17.64 Oz

Area

Unit relation to previous Metric value Imperial value
Feredelă ... 1.25 11.6128 Sq Ft
Stânjen pătrat - 3,59665 m² 38.7140184 Sq Ft
Pogon - 4 Feredelă 5 m² (???) This contradicts https://dexonline.ro/definitie/pogon where 1 pogon = 1/2 ha 46.45 Sq Ft
Falce - 3 Pogon 14.3 m² 132.85 Sq Ft
Prăjină 14 Falce 195 m² 1811.609 Sq Ft
Iugăr 3 Prăjină 5,700 m² 52954.73 Sq Ft

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