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| | Official name: | Ħal-Qormi | | Inhabitants' name: | Qormi (m), Qormija (f), Qriema (pl), Qormin (pl) | | Other names: | Città Pinto, Casal Forno |
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| | Latitude: | 35°52 '46" N | | Longitude: | 14°28 '20" E | | Area: | 5.0km² | | Population total: | 16,559 (3rd largest locality) | | Population density: | 3,292/km² | | Borders: | Luqa, Marsa, Ħamrun, Żebbuġ, Birkirkara, Attard, Santa Venera, Balzan, Siġġiewi | | Patron saint: | St. George; St. Sebastian | | Day of festa: | St. George (4th Sunday of June); St. Sebastian (in July) | | Website: | qormi.gov.mt |
The arch of Grandmaster Emanoel Pinto de Fonseca.
Qormi by night, as seen from Marsa. Qormi (pronounced 'Or'mee), also known as Ħal-Qormi is a town in Malta with a population of 16,576 (as of November 2005). It has the title of or Città Pinto. The town is located southwest of Valletta in the centre of Malta. This article is about the geographical term. ...
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Luqa or Ħal Luqa (meaning poplar in Aramaic) is a village located in the south east of Malta (Europe). ...
Marsa is a town south of Malta. ...
Ħamrun (or Il-Ħamrun) is a town in the Inner Harbour Region of Malta, with a population of 9,513 people (Nov 2005). ...
See also: Żebbuġ, Gozo for the small village on the island of Gozo. ...
Birkirkara (or BKara) is a city of 21,775 inhabitants (as of November 2005) in central Malta. ...
Attard (or ĦAttard) is a village located near the centre of the island of Malta, with a population of around 10,000. ...
Santa Venera is a town in Malta, with a population of 6,087 (Nov 2005). ...
For the international Balzan prize and its donator, Eugenio Balzan, see Balzan Prize Balzan (or Ħal Balzan) is the name of a small village found towards the centre of the Maltese Islands in the Mediterranean sea. ...
Siġġiewi (or Is-Siġġiewi) is situated on a plateau in the South Western part of Malta, a few kilometres away from Mdina, the ancient capital city of Malta, and 10 kilometres away from Valletta the capital city. ...
Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...
Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ...
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Marsa is a town south of Malta. ...
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The bordering towns of Qormi are Marsa, Luqa ,Żebbuġ and Siġġiewi. Marsa is a town south of Malta. ...
Luqa or Ħal Luqa (meaning poplar in Aramaic) is a village located in the south east of Malta (Europe). ...
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Siġġiewi (or Is-Siġġiewi) is situated on a plateau in the South Western part of Malta, a few kilometres away from Mdina, the ancient capital city of Malta, and 10 kilometres away from Valletta the capital city. ...
Maltese bread capital
Qormi is recognized locally as the capital of bread. It boasts a large number of bakeries, several operating in the traditional manner, some of which use wood burning ovens. It should be noted Malta's staple food is bread, and that the local Maltese bread is very much sought after. Qormi also holds a yearly Bread Festival.
Religion
Statue of The Last Supper, used during the Good Friday procession in Qormi. The patron saint of Qormi is Saint George while the saint protector is Saint Sebastian. For two weeks in summer, the town celebrates the feasts of its Saints. The town is also known for its Good Friday procession from the church of Saint George which features over 500 participants. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 840 KB) Summary Statue of The Last Supper, Qormi, Malta Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...
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Good Friday is the Friday before Easter (Easter always falls on a Sunday). ...
Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...
Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ...
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Band Clubs - Anici Band & Social Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali u Soċjali Aniċi)
- St. George's Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġorġ Martri)
- Pinto Philarmonic Society, St. Sebastian Band (Is-Soċjetà Filarmonika Pinto, Banda San Sebastjan)
Media - Qormi has its own community radio station "Bastjanizi FM", broadcasting on 95FM 24hrs a day. The website of Bastjanizi FM features live streaming. This community radio was founded by the four active feast organisations of St. Sebastian - St. Sebastian Firework factory, Ghaqda Armar, Kummisjoni Zghazagh bastjanizi and St. Sebastian Band.
- The only form of newspaper is a quarterly issue by the Local Council named "Id-Dielja" (The Grapevine), referring to the concentration of vineyards in the old times);
- Qormi was the first Maltese locality to have an IRC channel, #Qormi.[citation needed]
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Sports - Qormi is home to Qormi FC, the football team of the town, playing in yellow and black.
- Qormi is also home to the Qormi Basketball Club, which was established in 1995.
- Qormi Hockey Club represents the town in the National Hockey Leagues both in the junior and senior categories.
Qormi FC (Qormi, Hal-Qormi) is a football team from Qormi, Malta. ...
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Schools Kindergarten - Ġużé Galea Kindergarten, San Ġorġ
- Ġużé Muscat Azzopardi Kindergarten, San Bastjan
- St Joseph School (Private Independent School) - Żbandola Street, Qormi
Primary - Ġużé Galea Primary School, San Ġorġ
- Ġużé Muscat Azzopardi Primary (A,B), San Bastjan
- St Joseph School (Private Independent School) - Żbandola Street, Qormi
Secondary San Bastjan Gaylord The Liceo M.A. Vassalli is situated in Tal-Ħandaq, Qormi (Malta). ...
Tal-Ħandaq is an area in Qormi, Malta. ...
Zones in Qormi - Għar-Ram
- Il-Wilġa
- L-Armier
- L-Istabar
- Mrieħel
- San Bastjan
- San Ġorġ
- Ta' Farżina
- Ta' Fuq il-Blat
- Ta' San Ġwakkin
- Tad-Dwieli
- Tal-Andar
- Tal-Ħammieri
- Tal-Ħandaq
- Tal-Ħlas
- Tal-Palazz l-Aħmar
- Tal-Paskarella
- Wied iċ-Ċawsli
- Wied il-Kbir
- Wied is-Sewda
Qormi Main Roads Qormi (San Ġorġ) - By-Pass ta' l-Imrieħel (Mrieħel By-Pass)
- Misraħ San Franġisk (St. Frances Square)
- Pjazza Maemple (Maemple Square)
- Triq Ġużè Duca (Guzè Duca Road)
- Triq il-Ħelsien (Freedom Street)
- Triq il-Kardinal Xibberas (Cardinal Xibberas Street)
- Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
- Triq il-Vittorja (Victory Street)
- Triq il-Wied (Valley Street)
- Triq is-Sagħtar (Thyme Street0
- Triq l-Isqof Scicluna (Bishop Scicluna Street)
- Triq l-Aniċi (Anici Street)
- Triq l-Ghaqda (Union Street)
- Triq San Gorg (Saint George's Road)
- Triq il-Stango
- Triq l-Imdina (Mdina Road)
Qormi (San Bastjan) - Dawret il-Ħamrun u l-Marsa (Marsa-Hamrun By-Pass)
- Triq Ġużè Duca (Guzè Duca Street)
- Triq l-Imdina (Mdina Road)
- Triq Ħal-Luqa (Luqa Road)
- Triq Ħal-Qormi (Qormi Road)
- Triq il-Ġdida (New Street)
- Triq il-Kanun (Canon Road)
- Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
- Triq il-Masġar (Garden Street)
- Triq il-Mitħna (Mill Street)
- Triq Manwel Dimech (Manoel Dimech Road)
- Triq San Bartilmew (St Bhartolomeo Street)
- Triq San Bastjan (St Sebastian Street)
- Triq San Dwardu (St Edward Street)
References - W&R Chambers Limited and Cambridge University Press, Chambers World Gazeteer: an A-Z of Geographical Information, 5th edition, 1988, page 528
- Barry Turner (ed.), The Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World 2005, Palgrave Macmillan, page 1113
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Valletta (Maltese: , commonly referred to as Il-Belt - The City) is the capital city of Malta. ...
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