Floriana

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Floriana (disambiguation) .

Floriana
(Il-Furjana)

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Malta
Gzejjer :	Malta Xlokk (Southeast Malta)
Distretti :	Southern Harbor
Area :	0.943,432 km²
Residents :	2032 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	2154 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MT-09
Postal code :	FRN
Website :	www.florianalocalcouncil.com
politics
Mayor :	Davina Sammut Hili (since 2015)

Coordinates: 35 ° 54 '  N , 14 ° 30'  E

Floriana, triton fountain

Argotti Botanic Gardens

Floriana's sights:
Malta Memorial, St. Publius Parish Church, Porte des Bombes, Christ the King statue, Valletta waterfront

Floriana ( Maltese : Il-Furjana , also called Borgo Vilhena ) is a municipality in Malta with 2,516 inhabitants (2017). It is located as a suburb immediately southwest of the capital Valletta and is therefore also known as the "gateway to Valletta". In the southwest are the Floriana Lines , a second belt of fortifications in Valletta. On Triton Fountain on the outskirts of Valletta is the bus terminal Valletta.

The Botanical Gardens ( Argotti Botanic Gardens ) and the numerous parks in this small but important city are impressive . On Pjazza San Publju most important public events take place on the island, including the two visits of Pope John Paul II.

history

Floriana's story began in 1634 when the Grand Master of the Order of Malta , Antoine de Paule , commissioned the Italian master builder Pietro Paolo Floriani from Macerata to check and expand the fortifications of the island of Malta, which were supposed to protect against an impending Turkish invasion .

In 1883 the eleven kilometer long Valletta – Mdina railway line from Valletta to Mdina was opened. The first train station after Valletta was 800 meters away in Medina. Railway operations were stopped in 1931 due to a lack of profitability.

In 1922, the King George Fifth Hospital was opened in Floriana . It closed in 1967 and reopened under new management as Boffa Hospital in 1970 , named after Sir Paul Boffa , a doctor and former Prime Minister of Malta.

Sports

Malta's oldest football club, Floriana FC , plays in Floriana and is one of the most successful football clubs on the island with 25 championships.

Partnerships

There are partnerships between the Italian city of Macerata in the Marche region and Floriana. The namesake of the city, Pietro Paolo Floriani (1585–1638), came from Macerata . Another partnership exists with the municipality of Kerċem on the island of Gozo .

sons and daughters of the town

• Ruggieru Friggieri (1866-1925), football player
• Mauro Caruana (1867–1943), Bishop of Malta
• Noel Galea Bason (* 1955), sculptor and medalist
• Tonio Borg (* 1957), politician
• Carmelo Mifsud Bonniċi (* 1960), politician
• Ernest Barry (* 1967), football player
• Claude Mattocks (* 1980), football player
• Justin Haber (* 1981), soccer player
• Trevor Cilia (born 1983), football player

Web links

Commons : Floriana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020
2. ↑ 2017 World Population Review , accessed September 11, 2017
3. ↑ Historical article by Charles Savona - Ventura: King George V Hospital in Malta - Sacra Infermeria for the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem ( English ), accessed on September 11, 2017
4. ^ Floriana Local Council website , accessed September 11, 2017