Les Escaldes
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Les Escaldes (Script error: No such module "IPA".) or Escaldes is an urban area in Escaldes-Engordany parish, Andorra. It is located near the nation's capital, Andorra la Vella.
Overview
The name Les Escaldes comes from the presence of numerous hot springs, which produce highly sulphurous and nitrogenous waters at temperatures between Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] The hot springs were known by the Romans who used them for medical purposes.[1]
There was a textile industry from the Middle Ages, producing woven fabrics and umbrellas in several guilds. The area is also known for its traditional dance, the Santa Anna.[1]
In the 1800s some proposed establishing baths to take advantage of the natural hot springs, but there was resistance from the government of Les Escaldes, possibly for fear that visitors to the hot springs would bring diseases to Andorra.[2]
Nowadays Les Escaldes is home to the spa resort Caldea.
Education
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Climate
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References
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- ↑ "Inicio Template:Webarchive." Escuela Española de Escaldes. Retrieved on 2 May 2015. "FITER I ROSSELL, 18 AD700 – ESCALDES-ENGORDANY" – MapScript error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore
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External links
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