San Ġwann is a city in Northern Harbor District on Malta.
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| San Ġwann | ||
| District | Northern Harbor District | |
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| Residents | 12.523 (2014) | |
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background
The area, which has been inhabited for centuries, only became a separate parish in 1965 and has had its own municipal administration, the San Ġwann Local Council, since 1993. The municipality has developed into a popular residential area in the last few decades.
getting there
By plane
The 1 International Airport Malta located in Luqa about nine kilometers southeast.
By bus
The bus route 225 runs between Sliema - San Ġwann and Mosta.
In the street
From the airport Luqa from one arrives on the main street 1 above Marsa to Msida, from there the road leads 18 through San Ġwann towards Naxxar.
By boat
San Ġwann is a bit in the hinterland with no access to the sea.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 Cartruts from tal-Mensija show the layout of a double-track passing point on a regional train. The exact meaning of the Bronze Age cart tracks is still unclear, it should have been a transport system.
- from 2 Ta 'Cieda Round Tower only a few ruins are preserved, the tower was probably built in the Punic period for defense purposes.
- the Torri ta ’Lanzun has its origins in a fortified country house from the 15th century, which was rebuilt around 1713 and was able to offer residents protection from pirate attacks. The building later served the grandmasters as a hunting seat and was bombed as an air observer base during World War II.
- the 3 Ta’ Xindi Farmhouse, a fortified country house built under the Knights of St. Ta’ Xindi Battery served as the headquarters of the Maltese regimental commander Vincenzo Borg.
- from the first local church St. Helena from the 15th century, which according to a documentary report in the 16th century. was already in ruins, no traces are left.
- the spiritual accompaniment of the inhabitants of Msierah in the area of today's San Ġwann was at the beginning of the 20th century. Transferred to the Capuchin Order, construction of the church was prevented by the Second World War. The Capuchins first held mass in the San Gwann ta ’l-Gharghar Chapel, in 1953 the foundation stone for the church was laid and the 4 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church Completed in 1959, it was not until 1965 that the parish was raised to the status of its own parish.
- around the one, initially dedicated to St Leonard 5 Our Lady valley Mensija Chapel (Chapel of the Annunciation / Lunziata Chapel) in the district of Mensija runs the legend that in the 17th century. In a crevice a saint was illuminated by a three-armed candlestick, the crevice was enlarged to a cave chapel, around 1930 a staircase with 40 steps was built and embellished with sculptures by Luigi Micallef from Balzan. The original cave chapel can be found at the end of the corridor in a niche on the left and the altarpiece of St. Leonard from the 14th / 15th centuries. Century in an alcove on the right.
- the 6 Santa Margerita Chapel was already in the 16th century. mentioned, then renewed in 1658 after it was closed due to dilapidation in 1605. It was largely destroyed around World War II and in the post-war period in the style of the 17th century. rebuilt, today it is used by worship groups and prayer circles.
- the San Gwann tal-Gharghar Chapel on the road to Sliema was privately built around 1546 and renovated in 1672, but soon fell into disrepair. In the post-war years, the restored chapel was occupied by the Capuchins in 1947, until the new parish church was completed in 1959.
- the St. Philip and St. James Chapel on the road to Naxxar was rebuilt around 1730 and restored at the turn of the millennium.
- In the years 1945/55 underground granaries and mills were built in various places on Malta to supply the population during a siege feared during the Cold War. The San Ġwann underground mill behind the primary school with generator and granaries has recently been restored.
activities
- on the first Sunday in August, the festival is celebrated in honor of the city's patroness "Madonna of Lourdes".
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
- the 1 Mater Dei University Hospital with an emergency room is in nearby Msida.
Practical advice
- San Ġwann Local Council, 55, R. Caruana Dingli Str., San Ġwann. Tel.: 356 21373777, Fax: 356 21373888, Email: [email protected].
