Llorts

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Sant Serni Church in Llorts

Llorts is a village with 168 inhabitants (as of 2013) in Andorra . It belongs to the parish of Ordino .

Llorts is one of the well-known locations of historical mining and iron processing in Andorra in the 17th century to the 19th century. On the outskirts of the village is a 19th century iron mine. The Mina de Llorts is now open as a tourist attraction and is part of the Route of Iron (Ruta del Ferro a Andorra), which leads to the Rossell forge . Along the route from Arans to Llorts there are sculptures that point to the tradition of iron in Andorra.

Since 2003 the mine has been declared as Zona arqueológica por la Ley 9/2003 del patrimonio cultural de Andorra.

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Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 46.8 "  N , 1 ° 31 ′ 36.3"  E