Għajnsielem

Għajnsielem
Local council
Għajnsielem parish church
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Spring of Peace
Coordinates: 36°1′37″N 14°17′25″E / 36.02694°N 14.29028°ECoordinates: 36°1′37″N 14°17′25″E / 36.02694°N 14.29028°E
Country	Malta
Region	Gozo Region
District	Gozo and Comino District
Borders	Nadur, Qala, Sannat, Xewkija
Government
• Mayor	Franco Ciangura (PN)
Area
• Total	7.2 km^2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (March 2014)
• Total	3,200
• Density	440/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Għajnsilmiż (m), Għajnsilmiża (f), Għajnsilmiżi (pl)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	GSM
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-13
Patron saint	Our Lady of Loreto
Website	Official website

Għajnsielem, meaning "Peaceful Spring", is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents as of March 2014,^[1] 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 Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambray 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 of interest

• Mġarr Harbour
• Fort Chambray
• Lourdes Chapel and Lourdes Home
• Sanctuary 'Our Lady of Loreto'
• Apparation Square
• St Anthony's Church
• Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
• Comino
• Old Parish Church
• Imrejżbiet and Tal-Qiegħan Temples
• Santa Cecilia Tower and Chapel
• Niches around Ghajnsielem
• Borġ Għarib
• The Fougasse
• Garzes Tower (demolished)
• Belvederes
• Gozo Heritage (closed)
• Xatt l-Aħmar

Band Clubs

• St. Joseph Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp)

Football Clubs

• Ghajnsielem FC

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)

See also

• Radju Lauretana

References

1. "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.

External links

• Għajnsielem Local Council
• ghajnsielem.com
• Radju Lauretana