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Encyclopedia > Santa Venera
Santa Venera

Coat of arms
Official name: Santa Venera
Inhabitants' name: Vendriż (m0, Vendriża (f), Vendriżi (pl)

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Latitude: 35°53 '23" N
Longitude: 14°28 '40" E
Population total: 6,087
Borders: Ħamrun, Birkirkara, Qormi, Msida
Patron saint: St. Verna (Santa Venera)

Santa Venera is a town in Malta, with a population of 6,087 (Nov 2005). This settlement is found in the Outer Harbour Region of Malta. The oldest buildings in Santa Venera are Wignacourt Aqueduct and Casa Leone, both of which were built by the Knights of St. John. A new church has been built recently to replace the smaller chapel also dedicated to Saint Venera. Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... For the use of the word populations in statistics, see statistical population. ... Ħamrun (or Il-Ħamrun) is a town in the Inner Harbour Region of Malta, with a population of 9,513 people (Nov 2005). ... Birkirkara (or BKara) is a city of 21,775 inhabitants (as of November 2005) in central Malta. ... Statue of The Last Supper, used during the Good Friday procession in Qormi. ... The Parish Church in Msida, dedicated to St. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care...


The football team of St. Venera is the St. Venera Lightnings, which bears the colours of the town: yellow and blue.

Contents

Schools

  • Saint Elias College: a Secondary Catholic Church school run by the Carmelites. Since the College provides a holistic education, every student is welcomed even if he is not a Catholic. The Catholic character of the College is shown on various levels, such as the ethos with which the College is run and the values delivered to students, as well as through liturgical celebrations and other moments of prayer that are characteristic of the Catholic Church.
  • St.Francis Of Assisi
  • Vincenzo Bugeja

Santa Venera Main Roads

  • Triq il-Ferrovija (Railway Road)
  • Triq il-Kanun (Canon Road)
  • Triq il-Kappillan Mifsud (Parish Priest Mifsud Street)
  • Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp (St Joseph Main Street)
  • Triq Reġjonali (Regional Road)

Saint Elias College

Saint Elias College is a Secondary Catholic Church school run by the Carmelites. Since the College provides a holistic education, every student is welcomed even if he is not a Catholic. The Catholic character of the College is shown on various levels, such as the ethos with which the College is run and the values delivered to students, as well as through liturgical celebrations and other moments of prayer characteristic of the Catholic Church.


External links

  • Santa Venera Online
edit Local Councils of Malta Flag of Malta
Malta Island
Attard | Balzan | Birgu (Vittoriosa) | Birkirkara | Birżebbuġa | Bormla (Cospicua) | Dingli | Fgura | Floriana | Għargħur | Għaxaq | Gudja | Gżira | Ħamrun | Iklin | Isla (Senglea, Città Invicta) | Kalkara | Kirkop | Lija | Luqa | Marsa | Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) | Marsaxlokk | Mdina (Città Notabile) | Mellieħa | Mġarr | Mosta | Mqabba | Msida | Mtarfa | Naxxar | Paola (Raħal Ġdid) | Pembroke | Pietà | Qormi (Città Pinto) | Qrendi | Rabat | Safi | St. Julian's | San Ġwann | St. Paul's Bay | Santa Luċija | Santa Venera | Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) | Sliema | Swieqi | Tarxien | Ta' Xbiex | Valletta | Xgħajra | Żabbar (Città Hompesch) | Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | Żejtun (Città Beland) | Żurrieq
Gozo Island
Fontana | Għajnsielem | Għarb | Għasri | Kerċem | Munxar | Nadur | Qala | Rabat (Victoria) | San Lawrenz | Sannat | Xagħra | Xewkija | Żebbuġ


Coordinates: 35°53′23″N, 14°28′40″E Since 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 local councils or localities. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Map. ... Attard (or ĦAttard) is a village located near the centre of the island of Malta, with a population of around 10,000. ... 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. ... Birgu (also called Il-Birgu or Vittoriosa) is a small town in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. ... Birkirkara (or BKara) is a city of 21,775 inhabitants (as of November 2005) in central Malta. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Cospicua, also known as Bormla to the Maltese, is a city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. ... Dingli (or Ħad-Dingli) is a small town in the west coast of Malta, with a population of 3,326 persons (Nov 2005), 13 kilometers from the capital Valletta and two kilometers from the nearest city, Rabat. ... Fgura is a medium-sized town in Malta, on the island of Malta. ... Floriana is a town in Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. ... Għargħur (roughly pronounced ar-ur, għ being silent in Maltese) is one of the smallest and oldest towns of Malta. ... Għaxaq (or Ħal Għaxaq) is a village in the south of Malta, with a population of 4,388 people (Nov 2005). ... Gudja (or Il-Gudja) is a village in Malta with a population of 2,901 (Nov 2005). ... Gżira (or il-Gżira) is a town in the north-eastern coast of Malta (pop. ... Ħamrun (or Il-Ħamrun) is a town in the Inner Harbour Region of Malta, with a population of 9,513 people (Nov 2005). ... Iklin is a relatively modern village in the centre of Malta, with a population of 3,203 people (Nov 2005), situated between Birkirkara, Naxxar and Lija. ... Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. ... Kalkara is a small town in Malta, with a current population of 3000. ... Kirkop (or Ħal Kirkop) is a small village south of Malta. ... Lija is a small village located approximately in the centre of Malta. ... 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. ... Marsaskala (also called Marsascala or Wied il-Għajn[1]) is a modest sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the head of Marsaskala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek. ... Marsaxlokk Harbour The fish market at Marsaxlokk A luzzu, a traditional eyed boat, at Marsaxlokk. ... Not to be confused with Medina. ... Mellieħa [me-lee-ha] (also called Il-Mellieħa) is a large village (pop. ... MÄ¡arr (or L-ImÄ¡arr), formerly known as Mgiarro, is a small town northwest of the mainland of Malta. ... Mosta (or Il-Mosta) is a town situated in the middle of the island of Malta, to the north-west of Valletta. ... Mqabba (or L-Imqabba) is a small village in the south of Malta, with a population of 3,021 inhabitants (Nov 2005). ... The Parish Church in Msida, dedicated to St. ... Mtarfa (or L-Imtarfa) is a small town close to Rabat and Mdina in the north of Malta, with a population of 2,396 people (Nov 2005). ... Naxxar (or In-Naxxar) is a village in the central north of Malta, with a population of about 11,947 people (Nov 2005). ... // Paola, (or old name Casal Paula), is a town in the south of Malta, with a population of 8,856 people (Nov 2005). ... Pembroke, Maltas newest town, is on the northern coast of Malta. ... The Pietà waterfront Pietà (or Tal-Pietà) is a small town located on the outskirts of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. ... Statue of The Last Supper, used during the Good Friday procession in Qormi. ... Qrendi or Il-Qrendi is a small village in the southwest of Malta, with a population of 2,525 people (November 2005). ... Rabat (or Ir-Rabat) is a village just outside Mdina, Malta. ... Ħal Safi is a town of 1948 people (Nov 2005) in the southeast of Malta, near BirżebbuÄ¡a. ... St. ... San Ä wann is the 7th-largest city in Malta, with a population of 12,630 (Nov 2005) behind Birkirkara (21,775), Mosta (18,676), Qormi (16,576), Zabbar (14,694), St. ... St Pauls Bay (San Pawl il-Baħar in Maltese) is situated in the north west of the island of Malta, sixteen kilometres from the capital city Valletta. ... Chinese Garden of Serenity Santa LuÄ‹ija is a small village (pop. ... 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. ... Water front of Sliema, with the Portomaso tower in the background Sliema (or Tas-Sliema) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta. ... Swieqi (or Is-Swieqi) is a town in northeastern Malta. ... // Tarxien (or Ħal Tarxien) is a small village in the southeast of Malta. ... Ta Xbiex is a small town in northeastern Malta with a population of 1,846 (Nov 2005). ... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ... Xgħajra (pronounced shyra in Maltese) is a small village in Malta on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. ... Å»abbar (or Ħaż-Å»abbar) is the fourth largest town in Malta, with a population of 14,694 (Nov 2005). ... See also: Å»ebbuÄ¡, Gozo for the small village on the island of Gozo. ... Chapel of St. ... Å»urrieq (or Iż-Å»urrieq) is one of the oldest towns in Malta, and has a population of 9,816 (Nov 2005). ... Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, second in size to Malta Island. ... Fontana (or Il-Fontana) is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 846 people (Nov 2005). ... Ghajnsielem has a population of around 3,000 and is the first Gozitan village that will greet you as soon as you leave Mgarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. ... Għarb (or L-Għarb) is a village located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo, Malta, with a population of 1,160 people (Nov 2005). ... Għasri (or L-Għasri) is a village in the western part of Gozo (Malta), with a population of 417 people (Nov 2005). ... KerÄ‹em is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 1,654 people (Nov 2005). ... Munxar (or Il-Munxar) is a village which lies on the southern side of Gozo Island, Malta, close to the village of Sannat. ... Aerial view of Nadur Nadur (or In-Nadur) is a village on Gozo Island, Malta. ... Qala (or Il-Qala) is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 1,609 people (Nov 2005). ... Victoria (also called Rabat) is the capital of Gozo, an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Saint Lawrence is a village on Gozo Island, Malta. ... Sannat (or Ta Sannat) is a village on Gozo Island, Malta, with a population of 1,729 persons (Nov 2005). ... Ix-Xagħra (pronounced: shara) is built on a hill to the central north-east of the island of Gozo. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The small town of Iż-Å»ebbuÄ¡ is on the island of Gozo in Malta. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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