In Poland, a unit of length, = 3 łokcie = 6 st�p = 72 cale = 864 linie. Under the "nowopolskim" system of units established in 1818, 1 linia = 2 millimeters so 1 sążeń = 1.728 meters (about 1.89 yards).
The sążeń rosyjski = 3 arszyny = 7 st�p = 48 werszki = 84 cale, about 2.1336 meters.
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