Martorelles

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]

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Martorelles
Municipality
Municipal council square
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 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  (2025-01-01)[3]
• Total	4,992
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Website	www.martorelles.cat

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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]}