La Margineda Explained

Official Name:La Margineda
Pushpin Map:Andorra
Pushpin Image:Andorra relief location map.jpg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andorra
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Parish
Subdivision Name1:Andorra la Vella
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:42.4858°N 1.4906°W
Elevation Min M:920
Elevation Max M:990

La Margineda (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /lə məɾʒiˈnɛðə/, locally: in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /la maɾʒiˈneða/) is an Andorran village located in the parish of Andorra la Vella. It is noted for its 12th-century Romanesque bridge, Pont de la Margineda, which is the best preserved and largest such bridge in Andorra, being 33 metres long and 9.2 metres tall.[1]

The Instituto Español de Andorra (IEA), a Spanish international secondary school, is in La Margineda.[2]

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42.4859°N 1.4905°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.andorra.ad/fr-FR/Ressources/Pages/Pont_de_la_Margineda.aspx Pont de la Margineda
  2. "Inicio ." Instituto Español de Andorra. Retrieved on May 2, 2015. "DIRECCIÓN: c/ Tossalet i Vinyals, 33-45 La Margineda – AD500 Andorra la Vella Principado de Andorra"