Ribeiro de Roussas

Ribeiro de Roussas is a stream in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. Ribeiro de Roussas is situated nearby to the locality Cavaleiros, as well as near the hamlet Paçô.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa da Quinta da Calçada and Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço).

Casa da Quinta da Calçada

Heritage site

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Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site.

Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)

Church

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Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church.

Castle of Melgaço

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.

The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melgaço Municipality and Chaviães.

Melgaço Municipality

Town

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Melgaço, officially the Town of Melgaço, is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,213, in an area of 238.25 km2.

Chaviães

Village

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Chaviães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.

Roussas

Village

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Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas. It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.

Ribeiro de Roussas

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.11667° or 42° 7′ north

Longitude

-8.25° or 8° 15′ west

Elevation

238 metres (781 feet)

Open location code

8CJH4Q82+M2

GeoNames ID

2734989

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