Rans
Rans is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Penafiel, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,804, in an area of 5.11 km2. Vitorino Silva, two times presidential candidate, was the president of the parish from 1994 until 2002.- Village with about 1,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 270 metres (880 feet)
- …is also known as “Rans, Penafiel”
- Description: civil parish in Penafiel
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial da Ermida and Câmara Municipal de Penafiel.
Câmara Municipal de Penafiel
Town hall
Câmara Municipal de Penafiel is a town hall, which is situated 4 km north of Rans.
Mosteiro do Salvador de Paço de Sousa
Church
Mosteiro do Salvador de Paço de Sousa is a church, which is situated 4 km west of Rans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galegos and Paço de Sousa.
Paço de Sousa
Town
Paço de Sousa is a town, which is situated 4 km west of Rans.
Cabeça Santa
Village
Cabeça Santa is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Rans.
Rans
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Latitude
41.1714° or 41° 10′ 17″ north
Longitude
-8.2967° or 8° 17′ 48″ west
Open location code
8CHH5PC3+H8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Rans” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Rans”
- Cebuano: “Rans”
- Chechen: “Ранш”
- Chinese: “Rans”
- Chinese: “兰什”
- Dutch: “Rans (Portugal)”
- Dutch: “Rans”
- French: “Rans”
- German: “Rans”
- Kazakh: “Ранш”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Rans”
- Portuguese: “Rans (freguesia)”
- Portuguese: “Rans”
- Portuguese: “Rãs”
- Russian: “Ранш”
- Spanish: “Rans”
- Tatar: “Ранш”
- Turkish: “Rans”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Espaço do Cidadão - Rans and Pelourinho de Rans.
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