Martorell
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martorell (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾtuˈɾeʎ]) is a municipality, county, and city that forms part of the Baix Llobregat comarca, in Catalonia, Spain, primarily known for its medieval Devil's bridge.[4] It lies at the confluence of the Llobregat and Anoia rivers.
Martorell | |
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Coordinates: 41.477°N 1.928°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Xavier Fonollosa (Junts per Martorell)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 27,850 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
Website | martorell |
It has three railway stations - one on the Renfe line from Manresa to Sant Vicenç de Calders (via Barcelona and Vilafranca del Penedès) called "Martorell", and three on the FGC line from Barcelona to Manresa called "Martorell-Vila", "Martorell-Enllaç" and "Martorell-Central".
Martorell is home to the SEAT corporate headquarters[5] and automobile factory,[6] where the SEAT Ibiza, Leon, Arona and Audi A1 are manufactured.
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2002 | 2013 |
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3221 | 4972 | 5887 | 13,086 | 16,170 | 24,549 | 28,108 |
Climate data for Martorell (data from 1964-1970) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[7] |
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