Fontana (Malta)
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Basic data | |
State : | Malta |
Gzejjer : | Gozo and Comino |
Distretti : | Gozo and Comino |
Area : | 0,473,702 km² |
Residents : | 922 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 1946 population / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | MT-10 |
Website : | [http: // localgovernment.gov.mt localgovernment.gov.mt ] |
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Mayor : | Savior Borg ( PN ) |
Coordinates: 36 ° 2 ′ N , 14 ° 14 ′ E
Fontana (or Il-Fontana ) is a village in the center of the island of Gozo in the Republic of Malta . 922 people live there (as of December 31, 2018).
Fontana is a suburb of Victoria Rabat on the road from Rabat to Xlendi . The residents call their village Triq tal-Għajn (Eng. Quellenstrasse). This name comes from a spring ( Italian fontana ) on the road to Xlendi, which is known as Il-Gnajn il-Kbira (English: large springs). In the 16th century, a spring socket with arcades was built as a washing area for the residents.
The local church (Knisja Parrokjali tal-Qalb ta 'Ġesu) was built between 1892 and 1904. It is consecrated to the Heart of Jesus , in whose honor the annual village festival is celebrated around the third week of June.
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- ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020