Martorelles

Martorelles
Municipality

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°E / 41.53; 2.239Coordinates: ES 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 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.

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