Mollet del Vallès
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 Mollet del Vallès
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| Coordinates: 41°33′N 2°13′E / 41.55°N 2.217°ECoordinates: 41°33′N 2°13′E / 41.55°N 2.217°E | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | Barcelona | ||
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental | ||
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| • Mayor | Josep Monràs Galindo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 52,484 | ||
| • Density | 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Molletà | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | 08100 | ||
Mollet del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [muˈʎɛd dəɫ βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Besòs river, and is an important communications hub from Barcelona towards the north: the AP-7 Motorway passes through the municipality, as do the RENFE railway lines to Vic and Puigcerdà and to Girona and Portbou. The town is also served by the C-17 highway (formerly N-152).
Mollet del Vallès has a number of buildings in the modernista and noucentista styles. The studio-museum of the painter Abelló displays modern Catalan art.
Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics was carried out in Mollet del Vallès; the range has been reused for the 1998 ISSF World Shooting Championships.
[edit] Twin towns
Rivoli, Italy
Cinco Pinos, Nicaragua
[edit] 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 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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