Meritxell Explained

Official Name:Meritxell
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:Canillo
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:75
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:42.5542°N 1.5906°W

Meritxell (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /məɾiˈtʃeʎ/) is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Canillo in the north of the country near the French border. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.[2]

In the village is the Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell, which replaces the original Romanesque style sanctuary burnt down in a fire in 1972. It houses a replica of the Romanesque carving of the Virgin that was also destroyed in the fire.

References

42.5542°N 1.5906°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Statistics, Andorran Government . 2013-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227174524/http://www.estadistica.ad/serveiestudis/publicacions/CD/Anuari/CAS/xls/cap02/02500101.xls . 2012-02-27 . dead .
  2. Web site: World Gazetteer World Gazetteer . https://archive.today/20130209181309/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1104952598&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-11&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=477198160 . 2013-02-09 . dead .