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| Residents | 16.779 () | |
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Ħal Qormi is a city in Northern Harbor District on Malta.
background
Ħal Qormi is a little inland, west of the Grand Harbor. The city has developed into a residential area and service center in recent decades and is one of the most populous cities in Malta. Historically, the oven builders and bakers who supplied Malta with bread were based here, so Qormi is still referred to as the "oven of the nation".
history
Settlement traces resp. Graves testify to the settlement as early as the Bronze Age and under the Phoenicians, a church in Qormi was built as early as the 15th century. mentioned, so St. George is one of the oldest parishes on the island.
Under the Order of St. John, the town was granted city rights and an honorary title in 1734 by Grand Master Emanuel Pinto de Fonseca, who had been in power for many years "Città Pinto" awarded, in 1772 a loggia with arches was built by Emanuel Pinto.
The city developed as the center of Malta's bakery trade, as an area of viticulture and vinification and cattle breeding and during the siege times of World War II offered refuge to numerous refugees from the region of the massively bombed Grand Harbor.
getting there
By plane
Most travelers arrive in Malta by plane, from Malta International Airport, which is just under 4 km away Luqa can be reached by bus after Qormi.
By bus
From the airport Luqa can be reached with the express lines X4, X5 and change at the bus station from Valletta-Floriana and then by bus 62 to Qormi, the bus continues to Siġġiewi.
By train
There have been no rail links on Malta since 1931.
In the street
From the open plan Valetta as well as from the airport you can get there on the main road 8 (Triq Ħal Qormi), which touches the city in the northeast, to Qormi.
By boat
Qormi is located inland without direct access to the sea, the distance to the ferry ports and marinas in Grand Harbor and Marsamxett Harbor in the open plan Valletta is low.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot, the bus line 62 crosses the urban area and can be used via a few stops.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 St. George's Parish ChurchSan Gorg was at the site of a already in the 15th Century. existing chapel built. The new parish church was built around 1584/1610, the dome over the large nave was only erected under L. Gafà in 1680/95.
- After the plague epidemic of 1813, which claimed numerous victims in Qormi, a memorial column in honor of the plague saint St. Sebastian was erected at the other end of the city. After the population in the area had increased more and more, the parish of Saint Sebastian became independent in 1936 and from 1946 the new parish church 2 St. Sebastian Parish Church built, which could then be definitively consecrated in 1986.
- the 3 Victory Church (The Nativity of Our Lady Church) is on Triq Victorja.
- the 4 Kappella ta 'San Frangisk
activities
Regular events
- At the Good Friday Large statues of saints are carried through the city on the Good Friday procession
- The feast of the city patron St. George will be on the last Sunday of June and that of St. Sebastian on the third Sunday of July there will be processions and by the traditional Maltese band clubs (Pinto Philharmonic Society (Is-Soċjetà Filarmonika Pinto, Banda San Sebastjan) in St. Sebastian, Filarmonica San Giorgio (Għaqda Mużikali San Ġorġ Martri) in St. George and Anici Band & Social Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali u Soċjali Aniċi).
- At the Qormi Bread Festival people celebrate the bread. You can watch the loaves being prepared and baked in traditional wood ovens. Then you can try the crispy, warm bread.
shop
- Groceries and everyday items can be bought on site.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
- the 1 Mater Dei University Hospital with an emergency room is in nearby Msida.
- the Qormi Health Center at the Triq il-Vitorja serves as a regional health center for the needs of the population.
Practical advice
- Qormi Local Council, 392, Triq il-Vitorja, Qormi, QRM 2507. Tel.: 356 2144 0101, Fax: 356 2144 0606.
- Qormi Post Office, 207, Triq il-Vitorja, Hal Qormi. Tel.: 356 2148 7893.
