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A Brief History & Geography of Andorra
A Brief History & Geography of Andorra
The first documented evidence of Andorra’s existence dates back to the ninth century, when the consecration of Santa Maria of Urgell’s cathedral mentions the principality as part of its parish. Legend has it that Andorra was founded a few years earlier by Charlemagne.
The Andorran valleys fell under the rule of the counts of Urgell during the early Middle Ages, but not without resistence. During the 1200s, disagreements abounded over who ruled Andorra. They ended in 1288, when an agreement between various area rulers established a co-ownership of the territory and the official Principality of Andorra.
In the 1400s, a piece of the ownership passed to France. In the 18th century, because of the feudal basis of the agreement, France loosened its ties with Andorra. In 1993, the first written Constitution of Andorra established the independence of the principality.
The principality of Andorra is divided into seven parishes, each with its own local government. Andorra’s landscape is marked most notably by the Pyrenees mountains, with the highest peak (Coma Pedrosa) soaring nearly 10,000 feet.
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