Foot (unit) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Germany==== In southwestern Germany in 1806, the [[Confederation of the Rhine]] was founded and three different ''reformed feet'' were defined, all of which were based on the metric system:<ref name="DE1842">{{cite web |url = http://www.spasslernen.de/geschichte/groessen/mas4.htm |language = de |title = Amtliche Maßeinheiten in Europa 1842 |trans-title = Official measures in Europe 1842 |access-date = September 22, 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130723074500/http://www.spasslernen.de/geschichte/groessen/mas4.htm |archive-date = July 23, 2013 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> *In [[Hesse]], the ''Fuß'' (foot) was redefined as 25 cm. *In [[Baden]], the ''Fuß'' was redefined as 30 cm. *In the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]], the ''Fuß'' was redefined as being {{sfrac|33|1|3}} cm (as in France). Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page