Verst - Definition

A Verst (верста) is a traditional Russian unit of length. It is defined as being 500 sazhen long, which makes a verst equal to 3500 feet (1066.8 metres).

A mezhevaya verst is twice as long as a verst.

See also: Obsolete Russian weights and measures

External links

• Conversion table (http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/abstract/miscellaneous/measurements/c_russian3.html)
• Traditional Russian measures (http://www.lajzar.co.uk/unit/system/new-ru.html)