Almansa is a Spanish

Spain

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 town and municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community

Autonomous communities of Spain

An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...

 of Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...

. The municipality borders with Alicante

Alicante

Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...

, Valencia

Valencia (province)

Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...

 and Murcia

Murcia

-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...

. Almansa is famous for its Moros y Cristianos

Moros y cristianos

Moros y Cristianos or Moros i Cristians literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community; according to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and...

festival from 1 to 6 May.

On 25 April 1707, the Battle of Almansa

Battle of Almansa

The Battle of Almansa, fought on 25 April 1707, was one of the most decisive engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession. At Almansa, the Franco–Spanish army under Berwick soundly defeated the allied forces of Portugal, England, and the United Provinces led by the Earl of Galway,...

 was fought here during the War of Spanish Succession.

The Sierra del Mugrón

Sierra del Mugrón

Sierra del Mugrón is a long mountain range located between the Valle de Cofrentes comarca, Valencian Community, and Almansa, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is an isolated range between the Iberian System and the Cordillera Prebética. Its highest point is 1,209 m...

 is located within Almansa municipal term.

Main sights

The main sight is the Castle of Almansa

Castle of Almansa

The Castle of Almansa is a castle located in Almansa, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1921....

, built in the 14th century.

There are other important monuments like:

• Assumption Church (16th-19th century)
• Palace of Los Condes de Cirat (16th century), today home of 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 most ancient in Europe. 12 km from the city is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Belen (17th century).