Martorelles

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]

Martorelles
Municipal council square
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Coat of arms
Martorelles
Location in Catalonia
Martorelles
Martorelles (Spain)
Coordinates: 41.53°N 2.239°E / 41.53; 2.239
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
  MayorMarc Candela Callado (2015)[1]
Area
  Total3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total4,794
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Websitewww.martorelles.cat

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. "Ajuntament de Martorelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Martorelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



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