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Wegstunde [German]

See also Stunde.

In various German-speaking areas, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of distance. Literally, a “road-hour,” in concept the distance that could be traveled in 1 hour.

Some values reported in the 19ᵗʰ century are:

Saarbrüken, 3.6923 kilometers.
Bavaria, 3.7074 km.
Baden, after the Fuss was made 0.3 meter in 1810, 14,814.8148 Fuss, exactly 4.444... km.
Hesse-Darmstadt, = 2000 Klafter = 20,000 Fuss, exactly 5 kilometers.

In Switzerland, by the Konkordat of 1835 twelve cantons tied their weights and measures to the sizes of units in the French metric system. The Wegstunde became = 16,000 Fuss = 4.8 kilometers, or about 2666.67 Klafters.

sources

Wegstunde, Entfernungs- bzw. Wegemaß: a) oft = ½ deutsche Meile = 3.7102148 km; b) = Stunde, c.

Wegstunde, distnce or road measure, a) often ½ deutsche Meile = 3.7102148 km;

Jansen (1900) page xL.