Għajnsielem (), meaning ''"Peaceful Spring"'', is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of

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. It has a population of 3,200 residents (as of March 2014), and is the first Gozitan village that greets the visitor on leaving Mġarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. Its name originated from the water spring, around which in 1700, Grandmaster Perellos built an arcade containing public wash basins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of

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Fort Chambray Fort Chambray or Fort Chambrai ( mt, Forti Xambrè) is a bastioned fort located in the precincts of Għajnsielem, on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was built in the mid-18th century by the Order of Saint John, in an area known as Ras it-Tafal, be ...

and the towering of Ghajnsielem Parish Church.

Village Motto and Coat of Arms

The Latin motto of Ghajnsielem is Ob fontem prosperitas, that is Flourishing because of a spring – Nistaghna b’nixxiegha ilma. The springs in the area were the magnet that attracted the first inhabitants that eventually led to the prosperity of the place.

Places

The following is a list of prominent places, buildings and structures in the village. * Mġarr Harbour *

*Lourdes Chapel and Lourdes Home *

Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta. History New plans were drawn by Ugo Mallia to build a new parish church to replace the old paris ...

*Apparation Square *St Anthony's Church *

Mġarr ix-Xini Tower Mġarr ix-Xini Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Mġarr ix-Xini) is the largest of the coastal watchtowers that the Knights of Malta erected on the island of Gozo. It watches over the entrance to the bay of Mġarr ix-Xini, limits of Għajnsielem, which lie ...

*Old Parish Church *Imrejżbiet and Tal-Qiegħan Temples *

Santa Cecilia Tower Santa Cecilia Tower ( mt, It-Torri ta' Santa Ċeċilja or ''ta' Santa Ċilja'') is a tower in Għajnsielem, Gozo, Malta. It was built in 1613 by a member of the Order of St. John, and it could relay messages across the island. Today, the tower is ...

and

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*Niches around Ghajnsielem *Borġ Għarib *The Fougasse *

Garzes Tower Garzes Tower ( mt, Torri Garzes, it, Torre Garzes or ''Torre della Garza''), also known as Saint Martin's Tower ( mt, Torri ta' San Martin), was a watchtower built in Mġarr, Gozo by the Order of Saint John in 1605. It was named after Martin Gar ...

(demolished) *Belvederes *Gozo Heritage (closed) *Xatt l-Aħmar

Band Clubs

*St. Joseph Band Club
L-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp

Football Clubs

Għajnsielem F.C. Għajnsielem Football Club is a football club from the Maltese island of Gozo, in the village of Għajnsielem. They are the oldest-still-active club in Gozo and was founded in 1936. The club has won the Gozo Football League First Division seven ...

Zones in Għajnsielem

*Borġ l-Għarib *Fort Chambray *Ġnien Miġiaro *Iċ-Ċens *Il-Gudja *Mġarr Port *Mġarr Valley *Imrejżbiet *Rdum it-Tafal *Ta' Briegħen *Ta' Cordina *Ta' Kusbejja *Taħt il-Belt *Tal-Palma *Xatt l-Aħmar *Żewwieqa

Għajnsielem Main Roads

*Pjazza Indipendenza (Independence Square) *Pjazza Loreto (Loreto Square) *Triq Borġ Għarib (Borg Gharib Road) *Triq il-Fawwara *Triq il-Ġnien (Garden Street) *Triq il-Ħamri *Triq il-Qala (Qala Road) *Triq in-Nadur (Nadur Road) *Triq ix-Xatt (Strand Street) *Triq iż-Żewwieqa *Triq l-Imġarr (Mġarr Road) *Triq Sant' Antnin (St Anthony Road)

Twin towns – sister cities

Għajnsielem is twinned with: *

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, Palestine *

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, Italy *

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, France

References

External links

Għajnsielem Local Councilghajnsielem.comRadju Lauretana
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghajnsielem Towns in Malta Local councils of Malta Gozo