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Għajnsielem

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Għajnsielem

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| native_name_lang = mt

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| settlement_type = Local council

| image_skyline = Malta Gozo Mgarr BW 2011-10-08 09-29-03.JPG

| image_caption = Għajnsielem parish church

| image_flag = Flag of Għajnsielem.svg

| image_shield = Ghajsielem coa.svg

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| motto = Spring of Peace

| image_map = Ghajnsielem in Malta.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malta}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Gozo.svg}} Gozo Region

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Gozo and Comino District

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| parts_type = Borders

| parts_style = para

| p1 = Nadur, Qala, Sannat, Xewkija

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Kevin Cauchi

| leader_party = PN

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 7.2

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| population_total = 2931

| population_as_of = Jan. 2019

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| population_demonym = Għajnsilmiż (m), Għajnsilmiża (f), Għajnsilmiżi (pl)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = GSM

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 356

| iso_code = MT-13

| blank_name_sec1 = Patron saint

| blank_info_sec1 = Our Lady of Loreto

| blank1_name_sec1 = Day of festa

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| website = [http://www.ghajnsielemlc.com/ Official website]

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Għajnsielem ({{IPA|mt|ɐɪ̯nˈsɪːlɛm}}; meaning "Spring of Sielem") 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 3,200 residents (as of March 2014),{{cite web|title=Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014|url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810|publisher=Government of Malta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211549/https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810|archive-date=21 June 2015|date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead}} 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 wash basins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambray and the 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

The following is a list of prominent places, buildings and structures in the village.{{cite journal|journal=L-Imnara|last=Caruana|first=Joseph|date=2011|title=Toponomi t'Għajnsielem (1)|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2009(2011)4=35/11s.pdf|volume=9|issue=4|publisher=Rivista tal-Għaqda Maltija tal-Folklor|pages=187–189|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418041200/http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2009(2011)4=35/11s.pdf|archive-date=18 April 2016}}{{cite journal|journal=L-Imnara|last=Caruana|first=Joseph|date=2012|title=Toponomi t'Għajnsielem (2)|url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2010(2012)1=36/14s.pdf|volume=10|issue=1|publisher=Rivista tal-Għaqda Maltija tal-Folklor|pages=43–45|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417232922/http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/L-Imnara/L-Imnara.%2010(2012)1=36/14s.pdf|archive-date=17 April 2016}}

Band Clubs

  • St. Joseph Band Club ([http://www.ghajnsielem.com/stjoseph/index.html L-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp])

Football Clubs

Zones in Għajnsielem

  • Borġ l-Għarib
  • Fort Chambray
  • Ġnien Miġiaro
  • Iċ-Ċens
  • Il-Gudja
  • Mġarr Port
  • Mġarr Valley
  • Imrejżbiet
  • 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)

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Malta}}

Għajnsielem is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Twinning|url=https://localgovernment.gov.mt/en/lc/Ghajnsielem/Pages/The-Local-Council/Twinnings.aspx|website=localgovernment.gov.mt|publisher=Government of Malta|access-date=18 September 2019|archive-date=1 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401081437/https://localgovernment.gov.mt/en/lc/Ghajnsielem/Pages/The-Local-Council/Twinnings.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Għajnsielem|url=http://www.bethlehem-city.org/en/g%C4%A7ajnsielem|website=bethlehem-city.org|publisher=Bethlehem|access-date=20 September 2019}}

See also

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.ghajnsielemlc.com/ Għajnsielem Local Council]
  • [http://www.ghajnsielem.com/ ghajnsielem.com]
  • [http://www.radjulauretana.com Radju Lauretana]

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