Roussas
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Casa da Quinta da Calçada.
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.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Paio and Prado.
São Paio
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Paio is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 602, in an area of 9.95 km2.
Prado
Village
Prado 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 Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.
Chaviães
Village
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. Chaviães is situated 2½ km north of Roussas.
Roussas
- Type: Village with 1,110 residents
- Description: former civil parish in Portugal
- Categories: former freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.10441° or 42° 6′ 16″ northLongitude
-8.2471° or 8° 14′ 50″ westPopulation
1,110Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)Open location code
8CJH4Q33+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3791448249OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2734990Wikidata ID
Q1929572
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Roussas” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Roussas”
- Cebuano: “Roussas”
- Chechen: “Росаш (Мелгасу)”
- Chechen: “Росаш”
- Dutch: “Roussas”
- French: “Roussas”
- German: “Roussas”
- Polish: “Roussas”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Roussas”
- Portuguese: “Roussas”
- Russian: “Росаш”
- Russian: “Россаш”
- Spanish: “Roussas (Melgazo)”
- Spanish: “Roussas”
- Tatar: “Росаш (Мелгасу)”
- Tatar: “Росаш”
- Turkish: “Roussas”
- Turkish: “Ruilhe”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GNR - Posto Territorial de Melgaço and Casa da Cultura e Biblioteca Municipal.
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