Birżebbuġa

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Birżebbuġa is a town (population 8,668 (Nov 2005)) and port on Marsaxlokk Bay in southern Malta. The name of the town is Maltese for "well of olives".

The town is most well known for the Ice Age fossils found in nearby cave called Ghar Dalam (cave of the dark). The Birzebbuga parish church is dedicated to St.Peter of the Chains.

1 Coat of arms
2 Culture
- 2.1 Radio stations
3 External links

[edit] Coat of arms

Brizebbuga's coat of arms shows a blue chevron and olive branch on a white field. The blue represents the nearby waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the olive branch is an indication of the once major importance of olives to the local economy.

[edit] Culture

Members of the Birzebbuga Philharmonic.

The Birzebbuga Philharmonic & Marching Band (Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda Birzebbuga) was founded in 1990 and participates actively in cultural and religious activities all over the island of Malta. In February 2004, the band performed in Port El Kantaui, Tunisia.

[edit] Radio stations

Energy FM

[edit] External links

Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda BIrzebbuga, a philharmonic group in Brizebbuga

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