Martorelles | |
|---|---|
 Municipal council square | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
  Martorelles Location in Catalonia  Martorelles Martorelles (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 2°14′20″E / 41.53°N 2.239°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Barcelona |
| 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 |
Martorelles (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾtuˈɾɛʎəs]) 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]
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.[citation needed]
- ^ "Ajuntament de Martorelles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: Martorelles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.