Xgħajra ( mt, Ix-Xgħajra) is a small village in the
South Eastern Region of
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. It is located on the coast, about halfway between
Valletta
Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...
and
Marsaskala
Marsaskala ( mt, Wied il-Għajn), also written as Marsascala and abbreviated as M'Skala, is a seaside town in the South Eastern Region of Malta which has grown around the small harbour at the head of Marsaskala Bay, a long, narrow inlet also know ...
. Its local football club is known as the
Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C. Contrary to popular belief, it has no relation to the
Gozitan village
Xagħra. Its population stood at 1,732 in March 2014.
Local Council
The current local council members are:
*Attard, Neil (Sindku)- PL
*Pulis, Rosabelle (vici Sindku)- PL
*Valvo, Anthony- PL
*Camilleri, Raymond- PL
*Borġ, Doris - PN
Zones
*San Pietru
*Ta' Alessi
*Ta' Maġġi
*Tal-Qassisin
*Tan-Nisa
*Tumbrell
*Wied Glavan
Main Roads
*Dawret ix-Xatt (Strand By-Pass)
*Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
*Triq il-Fortizza tal-Grazzja (Grazzia Fort Street)
*Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
*Triq it-Torri ta' Alof de Wignacourt (Alof de Wignacourt Tower Street). This road refers to the
Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower
Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower ( mt, Torri ta' Santa Marija tal-Grazzja), also known as Delle Grazie Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Grazzja), Madonna delle Gratie Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja) or Blata Bajda Tower ( mt, Torri tal-Blata l-Bajd ...
which the
Knights of Malta
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...
erected in 1620 during the reign of
Grand Master Fra
Alof de Wignacourt, which was one of the set of
Wignacourt towers. The British demolished the tower to clear a field of fire for the
Della Grazie Battery
Della Grazie Battery ( mt, Il-Batterija tal-Grazzja), also known as Xgħajra Battery ( mt, Il-Batterija tax-Xgħajra), is an artillery battery in Xgħajra, Malta. It was built by the British between 1888 and 1893. The battery stands above the shor ...
which they constructed in 1888.
Twin towns – sister cities
Xgħajra is
twinned with:
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Colletorto
Colletorto is a ''comune'' (municipality) of approximately 1,786 inhabitants in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian southern region of Molise, located about from the capital of the region Campobasso and from Termoli (CB) sea town with port, ...
, Italy
*
Le Fauga
Le Fauga (; oc-gsc, Le Haugar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Economy
The commune once had the headquarters of Air Méditerranée. , France
*
Pelplin, Poland
References
Towns in Malta
Local councils of Malta
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