Klafter#
Klafter, old Austrian unit of length, was in use until the introduction of the metric system, from the end of the 18th century the Vienna Klafter was used as official standard measure. 1 K = 6 Fuss = 1.8965 m, 1 square Klafter = 36 square Fuss = 3.5966 m2, 1 cubic Klafter = 216 cubic Fuss = 6.82 m3.
Literature#
K. Ulrich, Die historische Entwicklung des oesterreichischen Mass- und Eichwesens, in: 100 Jahre metrisches Masssystem in Oesterreich, 1972.