Għajnsielem

Għajnsielem Il-Kunsill Lokali t'Għajnsielem
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Għajnsielem
Coat of arms
Motto: Spring of Peace
Coordinates: 36°1′37″N 14°17′25″E
Country	Malta
Island	Gozo Island
District
Borders	Nadur, Qala, Sannat, Xewkija
Government
• Mayor	Francis Cauchi (PN)
Area
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,570
• Density	356.9/km2 (924.5/sq mi)
Demonym	Għajnsilmiż (m), Għajnsilmiża (f), Għajnsilmiżi (pl)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Dialing code	356
Patron saint	Our Lady of Loreto
Day of festa
Website	Official website

Għajnsielem, meaning "Peaceful Spring", is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 2,570 residents (2005 census) and is the first Gozitan village that greets the visitor on leaving Mġarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. Its name originated from the water spring, around which in 1700, Grandmaster Perellos built an arcade containing public washbasins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambray andthe towering of Ghajnsielem Parish Church.

Village Motto and Coat of Arms

The Latin motto of Ghajnsielem is Ob fontem prosperitas, that is Flourishing because of a spring – Nistaghna b’nixxiegha ilma. The springs in the area were the magnet that attracted the first inhabitants that eventually led to the prosperity of the place.

Places of interest

• Mġarr Harbour (Il-Port tal-Imġarr)
• Fort Chambray (Forti Chambray)
• Lourdes Chapel and Lourdes Home (Il-Kappella ta' Lourdes u Dar Lourdes)
• Sanctuary 'Our Lady of Loreto' (Is-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Loretu)
• Apparation Square (Pjazza tad-Dehra)
• St Anthony's Church (Knisja ta' Sant' Antnin)
• Mġarr ix-Xini Tower (Torri ta' Mġarr ix-Xini)
• Comino (Kemmuna)
• Old Parish Church (Il-Knisja l-Qadima)
• Imrejzbiet and Tal-Qieghan Temples (Tempju tal-Imrejżbiet u Tempju tal-Qiegħan)
• St Cecilia Tower and Chapel (Kappella u Torri Santa Ċeċilja)
• Niches around Ghajnsielem (Nicec)
• Borg Gharib (Borġ Għarib)
• The Fougasse (Il-Fugass)
• Garzes Tower (It-Torri ta' Garzes)
• Belvederes (Belvederes)
• Gozo Heritage (Gozo Heritage (closed))
• Red Beach (Ix-Xatt l-Ahmar)

Band Clubs

• St. Joseph Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużeppp)

Football Clubs

• Ghajnsielem FC

Zones in Għajnsielem

• Borġ l-Għarib
• Fort Chambray
• Ġnien Miġiaro
• Iċ-Ċens
• Il-Gudja
• Mġarr Port
• Mġarr Valley
• Mrejżbiet
• Rdum it-Tafal
• Ta' Briegħen
• Ta' Cordina
• Ta' Kusbejja
• Taħt il-Belt
• Tal-Palma
• Xatt l-Aħmar
• Żewwieqa

Għajnsielem Main Roads

• Pjazza Indipendenza (Independence Square)
• Pjazza Loreto (Loreto Square)
• Triq Borġ Għarib (Borg Gharib Road)
• Triq il-Fawwara
• Triq il-Ġnien (Garden Street)
• Triq il-Ħamri
• Triq il-Qala (Qala Road)
• Triq in-Nadur (Nadur Road)
• Triq ix-Xatt (Strand Street)
• Triq iż-Żewwieqa
• Triq l-Imġarr (Mġarr Road)
• Triq Sant' Antnin (St Anthony Road)

See also

• Radju Lauretana

External links

• ghajnsielem.com
• Radju Lauretana