Meritxell | |
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_37-WLM.jpg) Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell | |
  Meritxell Location in Andorra | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E | |
| Country |  Andorra |
| Parish | Canillo |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 75 |
Meritxell (Catalan pronunciation: [meɾiˈtʃeʎ]) 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.
- ^ "Department of Statistics, Andorran Government". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ "World Gazetteer World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.