Llorts
Sign in to saveLlorts () is a village in northern Andorra, situated within the Gran Valira valley. Administratively, it is part of the parish of Ordino. The village is known for its traditional Andorran buildings and Romanesque church, as well as the historic Llorts mine located nearby. The area surrounding Llorts is popular among hikers, and the village is located along a GR footpath.
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- Llorts
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- The Church of Sant Serni de Llorts (right)
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- Andorra
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- left
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- Location in Andorra
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- Country
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- Parish
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- Ordino
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 175
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- 1413
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- Elevation
- 1430
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- Sant Serni de Llorts.jpg
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- postal code
- AD300
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Llorts () is a village in northern Andorra, situated within the Gran Valira valley. Administratively, it is part of the parish of Ordino. The village is known for its traditional Andorran buildings and Romanesque church, as well as the historic Llorts mine located nearby. The area surrounding Llorts is popular among hikers, and the village is located along a GR footpath.
== Etymology == The name Llorts, like the names of many other villages in the Gran Valira valley, is of Basque origin and predates the arrival of the Romans. Catalan linguist Joan Coromines proposed that the root of the name may be , which means "avalanches of stones" in Catalan, Basque, and Aragonese.
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