Llorts
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Llorts (ˈʎɔrts, ˈʎɔɾts) is a village in Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...

, located in the parish of Ordino.

Andorra's Iron Route runs between Llorts and La Cortinada
La Cortinada
La Cortinada is a village in Andorra, located between the villages of Arans and Ansalonga in the parish of Ordino.In the centre of the village is a 12th-century Romanesque church Sant Martí de la Cortinada; the 17th and 18th century extensions include wrought iron railings made from iron that was...

, following the sites of Andorra's historic mining and iron working industries that were active in the 17th–19th centuries. On the edge of the village is a 19th-century iron mine, La Mina de Llorts, which is open as a tourist attraction.
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