Martorelles
| Martorelles | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Municipal council square | |||
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  Martorelles  Martorelles Location in Catalonia | |||
| Coordinates: ES 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°ECoordinates: ES 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E | |||
| Country |
 Spain | ||
| Community |
 Catalonia | ||
| Province |
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| 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 |
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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 as of 2011 had a population of 4903 people.[3]
It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama, ending his career. A car had managed to get into the area in which his Derbi team was practising, and he hit the car.
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament de Martorelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Martorelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ "Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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| Sant Fost de Campsentelles | Santa Maria de Martorelles |
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