Banffshire

Banffshire is a historic county in . The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is to the west. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975.
  • County with about 47,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,170 feet (360 metres)
  • Description: historic county in north-east Scotland
  • Also known as
    “Banff”
    “Banff County”
    “County of Banff”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

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is a village in in northeast Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1500.
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Latitude
57.5° or 57° 30′ north
Longitude
-3.0833° or 3° 5′ west
Open location code
9C9RGW28+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = county
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Banffshire” goes by many names.
BanfşirAzerbaijani
BanffshireBavarian
БанфширеBulgarian
BanffshireCatalan
BanffshireCebuano
班夫郡Chinese
BanffshireCzech
BanffshireDutch
באנפשיירHebrew
BanffshireIdo
BanbhIrish
Siorrachd BhanbhIrish
BanffshireItalian
バンフシャーJapanese
バンフシャイアJapanese
BanffshireKurdish
BanffshireLatin
BanfiensisLatin
BenfšīraLatvian
BanffshireLithuanian
BanfšyrasLithuanian
BenfširasLithuanian
BenfšyrasLithuanian
BanffshireNorwegian
BanffshireNorwegian Bokmål
Siorrachd BhanbhNorwegian Bokmål
BanffsċīrOld English (ca. 450-1100)
BanffshirePolish
BanffshireRomanian
БанфширRussian
BanffshireScots
Siorrachd BhanbhScottish Gaelic
BanffshireSerbo-Croatian
BanffshireSlovenian
BanffshireSwedish
بینفشائرUrdu
BanffshireVenetian
BanffshireWelsh

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