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Montornès del Vallès
Montornès del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [muntuɾˈnɛz ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 10.2 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 16,217.[2]
Montornès del Vallès | |
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Montornès del Vallès Location in Catalonia Montornès del Vallès Montornès del Vallès (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′N 2°16′E / 41.533°N 2.267°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Vallès Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Antonio Montero Dominguez (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 16,263 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
History edit
The Battle of Montornès was one of the battles of the Second War of the Remences, and occurred here on January 4, 1485. It pitted the Remensas headed by Pere Joan Sala against the army of the Diputació del General of Catalonia commanded by the Viceroy of Catalonia Pere Anton de Rocacrespa, resulting in a victory for the Remensas.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Ajuntament de Montornès del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: Montornès del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Valls i Taberner, Ferran; Soldevila, Ferran (2002). Història de Catalunya. Biblioteca Serra d'Or 296. L'Abadia de Montserrat. p. 326. ISBN 978-84-8415-434-1. OCLC 249209990. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
External links edit
- Government data pages (in Catalan)