Żebbuġ (Gozo)
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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.
Web links
- Iż-Żebbuġ (English) ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Photos from around ebbuġ and from Gozo (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020