Martorelles

Martorelles
Municipality
Municipal council square
Coat of arms
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	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Government
• Mayor	Marc Candela Callado (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	3.6 km^2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	4,783
• Density	1,300/km^2 (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.

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. "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.