Country Spain Comarca Vallès Oriental Elevation 96 m Province Province of Barcelona Population 4,783 (2014) | Community Catalonia Website www.martorelles.cat Area 3.6 km² Local time Tuesday 2:08 AM | |
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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.
Map of Martorelles, Barcelona, Spain
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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Martorelles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA