Vilars / Els Vilars
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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INFORMATION
FontID: 18231VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Església de Sant Romà dels Vilars
Church Patron Saints: St. Romanus?
Church Location: Els Vilars d'Engordany, Escaldes-Engordany - AD700 Tel: (+376) 820 963 - (+376) 890 881
Country Name: Andorra
Location: Andorra
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the CG-1 road, NE of Andorra la Vella
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Urgel
Century and Period: 10th - 11th century, Pre-Romanesque
Church Notes: the original rural chapel here is said to date from the 10th century
Font Notes:
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Garcia (2011) notes a pre-Romanesque church of the 10th century here. [NB: we have no information on the original font of the church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.51485, 1.53471
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 30′ 53.46″ N, 1° 32′ 4.96″ E
UTM: 31T 379630 4707982
REFERENCES
Garcia, Mireia, El románico en Andorra, Andorra la Vella: Andorra Ed., 2011