Martorelles
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | .svg){kind=small} Barcelona |
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| Comarca | Vallès Oriental | |
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| • 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 |
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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 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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| Sant Fost de Campsentelles | Santa Maria de Martorelles |
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