Meritxell
Place in Canillo, Andorra
42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056 (2012)[1]
Meritxell (Catalan pronunciation: [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.
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Villages of Andorra
The villages are listed per parish (parròquia)
- L'Aldosa de Canillo
- Canillo
- El Forn
- Incles
- Meritxell
- Els Plans
- Prats
- Ransol
- Soldeu
- El Tarter
- El Vilar
42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056
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