Portugal
Santarém District
Vila Nova da Barquinha Municipality

Tancos

Tancos is a freguesia, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 243, in an area of 2.04 km2. Tancos parish is the location of an important military area that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vila Nova da Barquinha and Almourol.

Town hall
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is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,322, in an area of 49.53 km2. The village of , which is the seat of the municipality, has about 3500 inhabitants.

Islet
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is an islet in the Tagus river, in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few kilometres below its confluence with the .

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Entroncamento and Freguesia de Vila Nova da Barquinha.

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is a city and municipality in , . Although not a major tourist destination, it has one of the country's most important railway junctions.

Town
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is a town.

Town
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, officially the Notable Town of , is a municipality in in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056, in an area of 80.37 km2. is situated 5 km east of Tancos.

Tancos

Latitude
39.4606° or 39° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
-8.3985° or 8° 23′ 55″ west
Population
190
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
8CFHFJ62+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1643505868
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8013091
Wiki­data ID
Q2296675
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Tancos” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Tancos”
  • Belarusian: “Танкуш”
  • Cebuano: “Tancos”
  • Chechen: “Танкуш”
  • Chinese: “Tancos”
  • Dutch: “Tancos”
  • French: “Tancos”
  • German: “Tancos”
  • Kazakh: “Tankwş”
  • Kazakh: “Танкуш”
  • Kazakh: “تانكۋش”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tancos”
  • Portuguese: “Tancos”
  • Russian: “Танкуш”
  • Spanish: “Tancos”
  • Tatar: “Танкуш”
  • Turkish: “Tancos”
  • Turkish: “Tapeus”
  • “Tancos”

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