Meritxell (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾiˈtʃeʎ]) is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Encamp in the north of the country near the French border. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.[2]
Meritxell
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Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell
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  Meritxell Location in Andorra | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056 | |
| Country |  Andorra |
| Parish | Encamp |
| Population
(2012)[1]
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| • Total | 75 |
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.
42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056
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