Mollet del Vallès
Mollet del Vallès | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°13′E / 41.550°N 2.217°E | |||
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Commonty |
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Province | Barcelona | ||
Comarca | Vallès Oriental | ||
Govrenment | |||
• Mayor | Josep Monràs Galindo | ||
Aurie | |||
• Total | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | ||
Population (2012) | |||
• Tot | 52,484 | ||
• Density | 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Molletà | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Aurie code(s) | 08100 |
Mollet del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈʎɛd dəɫ βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the comarca o the Vallès Oriental in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit in the valley o the Besòs River, an is a important communications hub frae Barcelona towards the north: the AP-7 Motorway passes throu the municipality, as dae the RENFE railwey lines tae Vic an Puigcerdà an tae Girona an Portbou. The toun is servit bi the C-17 heich-gate (umwhile N-152) an aw.
Mollet del Vallès haes a nummer o biggins in the modernista an noucentista styles. The studio-museum o the penter Abelló displays modren Catalan airt.
Shuitin at the 1992 Simmer Olympics wis carriet oot in Mollet del Vallès; the range haes been reuised for the 1998 ISSF Warld Shuitin Championships.
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Steids o interest[eedit | eedit soorce]
- St Fost's Kirk
- The Abelló Museum
- The auld mercat
Notable fowk[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Montserrat Tura i Camafreita, politeecian (1954)
- Mojinos Escozíos, muisic group foondit in Mollet, whaur some o its members live
- Anna Simon i Marí, jurnalist (1982)
Twin touns[eedit | eedit soorce]
Rivoli, Italy
Cinco Pinos, Nicaragua
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spaingie). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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