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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Montornès del Vallès
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Montornès del Vallès is located in Province of BarcelonaMontornès del VallèsMontornès del VallèsLocation in CataloniaShow map of Province of BarcelonaMontornès del Vallès is located in SpainMontornès del VallèsMontornès del VallèsMontornès del Vallès (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°32′N 2°16′E / 41.533°N 2.267°E / 41.533; 2.267
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
ComarcaVallès Oriental
Government
 • MayorJose Antonio Montero Dominguez (2015)
Area
 • Total10.2 km (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16,263
 • Density1,600/km (4,100/sq mi)
Websitewww.montornes.cat

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.

History

The Battle of Montornès [ca] 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 [ca] commanded by the Viceroy of Catalonia [ca; es] Pere Anton de Rocacrespa [ca], resulting in a victory for the Remensas.

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Montornès del Vallès". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Montornès del Vallès". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. 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.

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Places adjacent to Montornès del Vallès
Montmeló Granollers Vilanova del Vallès
Martorelles Montornès del Vallès
Santa Maria de Martorelles Vallromanes
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