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Cittadella (Gozo) The Citadel (Maltese: Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello (Maltese: Il-Kastell), [a] is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is believed to have been the acropolis of the Punic - Roman city of Gaulos or ...
Victoria (Maltese: Il-Belt Victoria, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as Rabat (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title Città Victoria, is an administrative unit of Malta, and the main town on Gozo. [1] [better source needed] Victoria has a total population of 6,901 (as of March 2014), [2] and ...
Annunciation Chapel, Victoria. / 36.041000°N 14.232917°E / 36.041000; 14.232917. The Chapel of the Annunciation or the Lunzjata Chapel is a small Roman Catholic church built into a cave in a valley known as the Lunzjata Valley in Victoria, Gozo, Malta .
Church of the Nativity of Mary. / 36.044972°N 14.238083°E / 36.044972; 14.238083. The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, more commonly known in Maltese as Ta' Savina, is a church situated in the heart of Victoria, in the island of Gozo, part of the Maltese archipelago .
Flag of Gozo. Gozo has been inhabited since 5000 BC, when farmers from nearby Sicily crossed the sea to the island. [16] Due to the discovery of similar pottery found in both places from the Għar Dalam phase, it has been suggested that the first colonists were specifically from the area of Agrigento; however, it is currently unknown exactly where in Sicily the farmers came from.
It is the second largest town in Gozo, having a population of 5,161 inhabitants, according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census, and is situated to the north-east of the Gozo capital Victoria. Xagħra is a popular tourist attraction, in view of its historical heritage, lively Victory Square, and the thousands who flock to Ramla Bay in ...
Ta' Kerċem is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014.. The village of Ta' Kerċem lies south-west of Victoria, spread between the picturesque Lunzjata Valley, the green hills of Tal-Mixta, Għar Ilma and Ta' Dbieġi, and stretching up to the Pond of Għadira ta' San Rafflu and the Xlendi cliffs.
The Banca Giuratale ( Maltese: Banka Ġuratali) is the city hall of Victoria, Gozo, Malta. It was built in the 18th century as the seat of the Università of Gozo. Over the years, it housed several government departments and also served as a police station and a post office. The building is currently the seat of the Victoria Local Council and ...