Santa Coloma d'Andorra (), also known as Santa Coloma, is an

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

n town in the parish of

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, Andorran parish that surrounds the capital. , the city had a populati ...

, located near the

Gran Valira The Gran Valira () is the largest river in Andorra. It flows through the capital, Andorra la Vella, and exits the country in the south near the Spain–Andorra road border crossing. The Gran Valira is a tributary to the Segre, which in turn ...

river and 2 km away from the capital, Andorra la Vella.

Geography

To its west are the mountain villages of Aixàs and Bixessarri in Andorra, and Os de Civís in

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Notable buildings

It houses a historic church that was nominated as a

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site on 22 February 1999 in the Cultural category.Ensemble historique de Santa Coloma

World Heritage Centre. File:Iglesia de Santa Coloma de Andorra, Santa Coloma, Andorra, 2013-12-30, DD 01.JPG, The exterior of the Church of Santa Coloma d'Andorra

References

Populated places in Andorra Geography of Andorra la Vella {{Andorra-geo-stub

Geography

Notable buildings

See also

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