Meritxell
Meritxell is a small town in the Principality of Andorra , it belongs to the parish of Soldeu . In 2013 the place had 55 inhabitants. The place is located on the northern side of the Valira river at an altitude of around 1500 meters on the CG-2 road from Andorra la Vella via the Port d'Envalira into the Ariège Valley in France.
Origin of name
According to the records of the philologist Joan Coromines , the name "Meritxell" is a diminutive of Merig and comes from the Latin ante meridiem , German: morning. This term meritxell was used by the herdsmen in Andorra to go to a pasture before the sun disappeared behind the mountains.
Worth seeing
- old pilgrimage church Santuari vell de Meritxell
- Santuari nou de Meritxell , with the patron saint of Andorra, the Mare de Déu de Meritxell
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- Residents on estadistica.ad
Coordinates: 42 ° 33 ′ 14.4 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 25.4" E