Position measurement device for absolute position determination, consisting of a scale (10; 110; 210; 310) and of a scanning unit (20; 120; 220; 320), which is arranged to be movable along at least one measurement direction (x) in relation to the scale (10; 110; 210; 310), wherein - the scale (10; 110; 210; 310) has, for producing a scannable signal pattern, a single track with a measurement graduation (12; 12'; 112; 212; 312; 312'; 412; 512), which comprises along the measurement direction (x) a grid of stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) arranged with a scale longitudinal period (M x), and the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) have a periodic structure with a scale transverse period (M y) for absolute position encoding along a transverse direction (y) which is oriented perpendicularly to the measurement direction (x), wherein the periodic structure in the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) consists of structure elements (14; 14'; 14.1, 14.2; 114; 314; 414.1, 414.2; 514.1, 514.2) which are arranged periodically with the scale transverse period (M y), and - the scanning unit (20; 120; 220; 320) for scanning the signal pattern comprises a two-dimensional detector arrangement (23; 123; 223; 423; 523) having a plurality of detector elements (24; 424; 524), consisting of a plurality of detector columns (25.1-25.8; 425; 525) each having a plurality of detector elements (24; 424; 524), wherein the detector columns are arranged along the measurement direction (x) and the detector elements (24; 424; 524) are arranged periodically along the transverse direction (y) in a manner such that it is possible to produce from the scanning of the signal pattern with the detector arrangement (23; 123; 223; 423; 523) from the single track with the measurement graduation (12; 12'; 112; 212; 312; 312'; 412; 512) both at least three periodic, phase-shifted partial incremental signals (A 1, B 1, C 1,...) with respect to relative movements along the measurement direction (x) and also at least one absolute position signal (φ t 1,i, φ t 2,i,..) per detector column (25.1-25.8; 425; 525), and - wherein the phase position of the structure elements (14; 14'; 14.1, 14.2; 114; 314; 414.1, 414.2; 514.1, 514.2) or the scale transverse period (M y) serve for absolute position encoding of the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513). - the scale (10; 110; 210; 310) has, for producing a scannable signal pattern, a single track with a measurement graduation (12; 12'; 112; 212; 312; 312'; 412; 512), which comprises along the measurement direction (x) a grid of stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) arranged with a scale longitudinal period (M x), and the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) have a periodic structure with a scale transverse period (M y) for absolute position encoding along a transverse direction (y) which is oriented perpendicularly to the measurement direction (x), wherein the periodic structure in the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513) consists of structure elements (14; 14'; 14.1, 14.2; 114; 314; 414.1, 414.2; 514.1, 514.2) which are arranged periodically with the scale transverse period (M y), and - the scanning unit (20; 120; 220; 320) for scanning the signal pattern comprises a two-dimensional detector arrangement (23; 123; 223; 423; 523) having a plurality of detector elements (24; 424; 524), consisting of a plurality of detector columns (25.1-25.8; 425; 525) each having a plurality of detector elements (24; 424; 524), wherein the detector columns are arranged along the measurement direction (x) and the detector elements (24; 424; 524) are arranged periodically along the transverse direction (y) in a manner such that it is possible to produce from the scanning of the signal pattern with the detector arrangement (23; 123; 223; 423; 523) from the single track with the measurement graduation (12; 12'; 112; 212; 312; 312'; 412; 512) both at least three periodic, phase-shifted partial incremental signals (A 1, B 1, C 1,...) with respect to relative movements along the measurement direction (x) and also at least one absolute position signal (φ t 1,i, φ t 2,i,..) per detector column (25.1-25.8; 425; 525), and - wherein the phase position of the structure elements (14; 14'; 14.1, 14.2; 114; 314; 414.1, 414.2; 514.1, 514.2) or the scale transverse period (M y) serve for absolute position encoding of the stripe elements (13; 13'; 113; 313; 413; 513).