Martorelles

Martorelles
Municipality
Municipal council square

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Martorelles
Location in Catalonia
Martorelles
Martorelles (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E / 41.53; 2.239Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E / 41.53; 2.239
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province  Barcelona
Comarca Vallès Oriental
Government
 • Mayor Marc Candela Callado (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 4,783
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Website www.martorelles.cat

Martorelles is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 4,783.[2]

It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race, ending his career. A car had gotten into the unrestricted area in a closed-off industrial estate in which his Derbi team was practising, and he hit the car.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Martorelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. 1 2 "El municipi en xifres: Martorelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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