Swieqi

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Swieqi
(Is-Swieqi)
coat of arms map
coat of arms
Attard Balzan Birkirkara Birżebbuġa Cospicua Dingli Fgura Floriana Fontana Għajnsielem Għajnsielem Għarb Għargħur Għasri Għaxaq Gudja Gżira Ħamrun Iklin Kalkara Kerċem Kirkop Lija Luqa Marsa Marsaskala Marsaxlokk Mdina Mellieħa Mġarr Mosta Mqabba Msida Mtarfa Munxar Qala Naxxar Paola Pembroke Pietà Nadur Qormi Qrendi Rabat Safi San Ġiljan San Ġwann San Lawrenz San Pawl il-Baħar Sannat Santa Luċija Santa Venera Senglea Siġġiewi Sliema Swieqi Tarxien Ta’ Xbiex Valletta Victoria Vittoriosa Xagħra Xewkija Xgħajra Żabbar Żebbuġ Żebbuġ Żejtun Żurrieqmap
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Basic data
State : Malta
Gzejjer : Malta Majjistral (Northwest Malta)
Distretti : Northern Harbor
Area : 3.053 km²
Residents : 14,452
(December 31, 2018)
Population density : 4734 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 : MT-57
Postal code : SWQ
Website : www.swieqi.gov.mt
politics
Mayor : Noel Muscat ( PN )

Coordinates: 35 ° 55 '  N , 14 ° 29'  E

Swieqi [ ˈswɪːʔɪ ] (or Is-Swieqi ) is a city in the northeast of the island of Malta . Its name comes from the irrigation canals that ran through the former farming land. The city can be reached by bus from Sliema in 15 minutes .

Its quiet, central location made it a preferred address for the island's high society. Swieqi is mainly a residential town, although there are now information technology companies and schools for the English language.

The places Ibraġ , Madliena and parts of St. Andrews also belong to Swieqi . Madliena owes its name to the chapel of St. Magdalena, which was built in the 15th century. Ta 'l-Ibraġ is a new district that has seen its greatest growth rate in the past decade.

The coat of arms contains boulders (malt .: braġġ), irrigation channels (malt .: swieqi) and the Andreas cross. Swieqi also has its own parish council; it shared its postal code with St. Julian's . Its parish arose from parts of St. Julian's, Birkirkara , San Ġwann and Għargħur . The parish church is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God. There are few places of archaeological interest in Swieqi, mainly in Madliena: the Victoria Lines, Fort Madliena, Batteria San Giovanni and the Chapel of Madliena.

A partnership agreement has been signed between Swieqi and the Sicilian city ​​of Taormina .

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Arnold Cassola, today Secretary General of the European Greens
  • Dolores Cristina , e.g. Currently Minister of Education and Culture of Malta
  • Joseph Borġ , Former Minister and Member of the European Commission for Fisheries

Swieqi was the long-time residence of the writer Francis Ebejer , who also died here in 1993.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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