Żebbuġ (Gozo)

Żebbuġ

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Malta
Gzejjer :	Gozo and Comino
Distretti :	Gozo and Comino
Area :	7,557,976 km²
Residents :	2293 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	303 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MT-65
Website :	www.zebbuggozo.com
politics
Mayor :	Nicky Saliba ( PN )

Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′  N , 14 ° 14 ′  E

Żebbuġ [ zɛbˈbʊːt͡ʃ ] (or Iż-Żebbuġ ) is a municipality on the island of Gozo , which is part of the Republic of Malta . It has 2293 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) and is located in the northwest of the island, near the towns of Għarb and Marsalforn on a hill above the coast.

The word Żebbuġ means olive in German . The village was known for the cultivation of these fruits, although today there are only a few olive trees in the area. Similarly, one Iż-Żebbuġ knows because of verfertigten there lace-making estates (typical for Gozo) and the beautiful places along the coast.

People have lived around Iż-Żebbuġ for many thousands of years; Nearby - on the Kuljat Hill - you can find remains from the Bronze Age and to the north of it, in the Qbajjar Bay, there are older finds.

Xwejni Bay with the striking Gipsberg

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  The church in Żebbuġ

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  The bay "Wied il-Ghasri" near Żebbuġ

Web links

Commons : Żebbuġ, Gozo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Iż-Żebbuġ (English) ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Photos from around ebbuġ and from Gozo (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020