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Municipality in Aragon, Spain
San Esteban de Litera/Sant Esteve de Llitera
municipality
Coat of arms of San Esteban de Litera/Sant Esteve de LliteraCoat of arms
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceHuesca
MunicipalitySan Esteban de Litera
Area
 • Total72 km (28 sq mi)
Elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 • Total506
 • Density7.0/km (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

San Esteban de Litera (Spanish: [ˈsan esˈteβan de liˈteɾa]) or Sant Esteve de Llitera (Catalan: [ˈsant esˈteβe ðe ʎiˈteɾa]) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 562 inhabitants.

During the War of the Spanish Succession on 15 January 1706, it was the site of a minor but bloody battle between a French force of 4,500 and a combined English-Dutch detachment of 1,500, which ended with the French withdrawing.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Dalton 1904, p. xxx.

Sources

  • Dalton, Charles (1904). English army lists and commission registers, 1661-1714, Volume V. Eyre & Spottiswoode.

41°54′N 0°20′E / 41.900°N 0.333°E / 41.900; 0.333

Municipalities in the province of Huesca
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