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Almansa

Municipality

Coat of arms

Almansa

Location in Spain

Country

Spain

Comarca

Altiplanicie de Almansa

Judicial district

Almansa

Commonwealth

Monte Ibérico–Corredor de Almansa

Area

• Total

531.91 km² (205.37 sq mi)

Elevation

712 m (2,336 ft)

Population

(2015)

• Total

24,837

• Density

46.6940/km² (120.937/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Almanseños

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postal code

02640

Dialing code

967

Almansa is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Albacete. The municipality borders with Alicante, Valencia and Murcia. Almansa is famous for its Moros y Cristianos festival celebrated from the 1st to the 6th of May.

Almansa is built at the foot of a white limestone cliff. It has a Moorish castle at the top. It is in the middle of a fertile and irrigated plain. About 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town centre there is an obelisk to remind people of the Battle of Almansa. The battle was fought there on the 25 April 1707 during the War of Spanish Succession. The Duke of Berwick who the son of James II defeated the allied British, Portuguese and Spanish troops.

The Sierra del Mugrón is located in the Almansa city limits.

Main sights

The main sightseeing attraction is the 14th-century Castle of Almansa.

There are other important monuments, such as:

Assumption Church (16th-19th century)
Palace of Los Condes de Cirat (16th century), today the Town Hall
Church of the Agustinas Convent (18th century)
The Convent of San Francisco (17th century)
Clock Tower (1780)

8 km from the city is the reservoir of Almansa, built in 1584. This reservoir is the oldest one in Europe. 12 km from the city is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Belen (17th century).