Letur

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Letur
Municipality
Seal
Country	ESP
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Albacete
Mancomunidad	Sierra del Segura
Government
• Mayor	Carmen Álvarez López (PP)
Area
• Total	263.56 km2 (101.76 sq mi)
Elevation	720 m (2,360 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	928
Postal code	02434
Area code(s)	967

Letur is a municipality in the province of Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. To the south, it borders the Murcia Region (Moratalla Township). It has a population of 1,285, according to INE.

Districts[]

The municipality of Letur is made up of the following districts:

• Abejuela
• La Dehesa
• La Sierra

Feasts[]

Holy Week[]

• Holy Thursday - Procession of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth and Holy Mary of Sorrows.

Holy Mary of Sorrows

• Holy Friday in the afternoon - The "Funeral" procession.
• Holy Friday in the night - The "Silence" procession.
• Holy Friday at 6:00 am - Our Lord leaves from the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Letur and walks through the streets of the old town, afterwards Our Lady leaves, to cross the path of our Lord in the Plaza Mayor, where the "encounter" takes place.

Letur's Resurrection Sunday's "Las Cortesias" Procession

• Resurrection Sunday - Letur's "Las Cortesias" Procession. This famous celebration is held in Plaza Mayor and white doves are released. The procession starts at around 11:30 a.m., first Our Lady of Sorrows leaves dressed in mourning, she passes behind the Town Hall and the Arc of Moreras and climbs up to the Plaza Mayor. At the same time Our Father also comes from this church to the Plaza Mayor where the meeting takes place, followed by the anthem of Spain.

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  Gerenal view

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  Letur Church

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  The Town Walls

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  Casa en la roca

References[]

Coordinates: 38°22′N 2°06′W / 38.367°N 2.100°W / 38.367; -2.100

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