Martorelles
Martorelles is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It covers 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi). Its population in 2014 was 4,783.[2]
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Coordinates: 41.53°N 2.239°E | |
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Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc Candela Callado (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 4,794 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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 entered the unrestricted area in a closed-off industrial estate where his Derbi team was practising, and Tormo ran into it.
References
- "Ajuntament de Martorelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Martorelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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