Roussas

Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of in the , 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.
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  • Type: Village with 1,110 residents
  • Description: former civil parish in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Roussas”, “Roussas (Melgazo)”, and “Ruilhe”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Frontier Memory Museum and Castle of Melgaço.

Museum
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Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The is located in Vila parish…

Heritage site
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is a heritage site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Paio and Prado.

Village
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is a parish, located in the municipality of .

Village
is a former civil parish in the municipality…

Village
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is a former civil parish in the municipality… is situated 2½ km north of Roussas.

Roussas

Latitude
42.10441° or 42° 6′ 16″ north
Longitude
-8.2471° or 8° 14′ 50″ west
Population
1,110
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
Open location code
8CJH4Q33+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3791448249
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2734990
Wiki­data 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: “Roussas”
  • Russian: “Росаш”
  • Russian: “Россаш”
  • Spanish: “Roussas”
  • Tatar: “Росаш (Мелгасу)”
  • Tatar: “Росаш”
  • Turkish: “Roussas”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Crasto and Igreja.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: GNR - Posto Territorial de Melgaço and Casa da Cultura e Biblioteca Municipal.

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