Letur

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Municipality in Castile-La Mancha, ESP

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ESPAutonomous communityCastile-La ManchaProvinceAlbaceteMancomunidadSierra del SeguraGovernment

• MayorCarmen Álvarez López (PP)Area

• Total263.56 km² (101.76 sq mi)Elevation

720 m (2,360 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total928Postal code

02434

Area code967

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 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.

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.