Mollet del Vallès

Mollet del Vallès
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°13′E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Oriental
Govrenment
• Mayor	Josep Monràs Galindo
Area
• Total	10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	52,484
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Molletà
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area 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.

Steids o interest

The Ceety Haw

• St Fost's Kirk
• The Abelló Museum
• The auld mercat

Abelló Museum.

Notable fowk

• 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

• Rivoli, Italy
• Cinco Pinos, Nicaragua

References

• 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

• Offeecial wabsteid Ceety Cooncil
• Offeecial Municipality Guide