Rânca
Rânca is a recently developed Romanian resort, located at 1,600 meters elevation, at the foothill of Păpuşa Peak in the Parâng Mountains. It is located 17.9 kilometers away from Novaci, Gorj County, after passing on the Transalpina road through the Parâng Mountains.
- Type: Village
- Description: ski resort in Romania
- Also known as: “Ranca”, “Statiunea ranca”, “Staţiunea Rânca”, and “Stațiunea Rânca”
Rânca
- Categories: ski resort and locality
- Location: Baia de Fier, Gorj County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.29211° or 45° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.68891° or 23° 41′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,543 metres (5,062 feet)
Open location code
8GQ57MRQ+RH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Rânca” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rânca”
- Cebuano: “Rânca”
- Romanian: “Rânca, Gorj”
- Romanian: “Rânca”
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