Mollet del Vallès () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the ''comarca'' of the

Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès. In May 2015, Vallès Oriental lost four municipalities - Castellcir, Castellterçol, ...

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, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Besòs river, and is an important communications hub from

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towards the north: the AP-7 Motorway passes through the municipality, as do the RENFE railway lines to

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and

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and to

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and

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. The town is also served by the C-17 highway (formerly

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). Mollet del Vallès has a number of buildings in the ''modernista'' and ''noucentista'' styles. The studio-museum of the painter

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displays modern Catalan art.

Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place at a shooting range complex in Mollet del Vallès outside Barcelona, Spain. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events — seven men's events, four women's events, and tw ...

was carried out in Mollet del Vallès; the range has been reused for the 1998

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History

10th century

In the middle of the 10th century, Mollet was a little center of population that depended on the bishop of Barcelona.

12th century

Of the medieval past of Mollet, there is only remaining the Romanesque church of Santa Maria de Gallecs

From 15th to 18th centuries

Mollet (which back then also included Parets) didn't raise the population until the 17th century, then, a new church was built, but as ruling a town with 3 churches was hard, there were constant conflicts, which concluded with the separation of Parets.

Sites of interest

*St Fost's Church *The Abelló Museum The Abelló Museum is a municipal art museum located in Mollet del Vallès, in El Vallès Oriental. Opened on 29 March 1999, its principal collection comprises pieces from artist and collector Joan Abelló, which donated his collection to the city in 1996, creating the Joan Abelló Foundation, an independent organisation of the Mollet del Vallès Town Council. The museum is located in an Art Nouveau-style building from 1908, of which only the façade has been preserved. *The old Market MuseoAbello

Notable people

Alexia Putellas Alexia Putellas Segura (Catalan: Alèxia Putellas i Segura, ; born 4 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain national team. She previously played for Espan ...

, midfielder for

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and

Spain women's national football team The Spain women's national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol Femenina) has represented Spain in international Women's association football, women's football competition since 1980, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Footb ...

* Joan Abelló i Prat, artist (1922-2008) * Josep Maria Pou i Serra, actor and cinema director, teatre i televisió (1944) * Josep Solà i Sánchez, musician (1930-2009) * Jordi Solé i Tura, politician and founder of the

Spanish Constitution of 1978 The Spanish Constitution (Spanish, Asturleonese, and gl, Constitución Española; eu, Espainiako Konstituzioa; ca, Constitució Espanyola; oc, Constitucion espanhòla) is the democratic law that is supreme in the Kingdom of Spain. It was e ...

(1930-2009) * Montserrat Tura, politician (1954) * Mojinos Escozíos, music group founded in Mollet, where some of its members live. * Anna Simon i Marí, journalist (1982)

Twin towns

* Rivoli, Italy * Cinco Pinos, Nicaragua *

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, Germany

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

Official website City Council

Official Municipality Guide

Government data pages
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