Convert centimetres to Vershok (Вершок)
Russia & Eastern Europe · Russian Length · historical · colonial
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
Quick answer
1 centimetre = 0.224972 Vershok (Вершок)
1 centimetre = 0.224972 Vershok (Вершок). Vershok (Вершок) is a traditional length unit from Russia & Eastern Europe.
Convert any amount
centimetres to Vershok (Вершок) table
| centimetres | Vershok (Вершок) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 centimetres | 0.056243 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 0.5 centimetres | 0.112486 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 1 centimetre | 0.224972 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 2 centimetres | 0.449944 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 3 centimetres | 0.674916 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 4 centimetres | 0.899888 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 5 centimetres | 1.12486 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 10 centimetres | 2.24972 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 20 centimetres | 4.49944 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 25 centimetres | 5.6243 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 50 centimetres | 11.2486 Vershok (Вершок) |
| 100 centimetres | 22.4972 Vershok (Вершок) |
About the Vershok (Вершок)
1 Arshin = 16 Vershok ≈ 4.4cm each.
- Symbol
- vershok
- Value in SI
- 1 Vershok (Вершок) = 0.04445 metre
- Typical use
- general
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Frequently asked
How many Vershok (Вершок) are in a centimetre?
1 centimetre = 0.224972 Vershok (Вершок). Multiply the number of centimetres by 0.22497188 to get Vershok (Вершок).
What is Vershok (Вершок) used for?
1 Arshin = 16 Vershok ≈ 4.4cm each. It is classified as historical and dates from the colonial period.
Is the Vershok (Вершок) value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Vershok (Вершок) conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
Cite this page
UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert centimetres to Vershok (Вершок). UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/centimeter-to-vershok
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