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Qormi

Motto: Altior ab Imo
Official name: Ħal-Qormi
Inhabitants' name: Qriema
Other names: Città Pinto

Map of Qormi
Latitude: 35°52 '46" N
Longitude: 14°28 '20" E
Population total: 16,576 (3rd largest locality)
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
Statue of The Last Supper, used during the Good Friday procession in Qormi.
Statue of The Last Supper, used during the Good Friday procession in Qormi.
The arch of Grandmaster Emanoel Pinto de Fonseca.
The arch of Grandmaster Emanoel Pinto de Fonseca.
Qormi by night, as seen from Marsa.
Qormi by night, as seen from Marsa.

Qormi (pronounced Qor'mee), also known as Ħal Qormi or Citta Pinto, is a city in Malta with a population of 16,576 (as of November 2005). The town is located southwest of Valletta in the centre of Malta. The town enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry, sunny summers and short, cool winters.

The neighbouring towns of Qormi are Marsa, Luqa and Żebbuġ. Qormi sits just off a main road between Mdina and Valletta.

The patron saints of Qormi are St. George and St. Sebastian. For two weeks in summer, the town celebrates its two patron saints. The town is also known for its Good Friday procession with over 500 people participating each year.

The area was settled as early as the Bronze Age. A number of tombs discovered in the past century indicates that the Phoenicians traded with the population. In the fifteenth century, Qormi was established as one of the first parishes in Malta and had the largest parish church in Malta at that stage.

The population of Qormi grew in the 18th century and Emanoel Pinto de Fonseca, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John declared it to be a city on 25 May 1743. Like much of the central part of Malta, Qormi is now densely populated.

It was known as Casal Fornaro, which means Baker's Village, back in the old days, due to the number of bakers that existed. The town provided bread to most of Malta. The name it has for production of bread has stayed as established bakeries do their utmost to keep up with the name.

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[edit] Qormi today

Qormi is run by a local council established in 1993 under the Local Councils Act. On March 4th, 2007, the Local Council inaugurated a new office block in Triq il-Vitorja (Victory Street), which although they are a few metres away from the old ones, they are now in a much more central position, helping to reach the citizens' needs easier.

Houses number of bakeries.

[edit] Media

[edit] Radio

  • Qormi houses a community (parish) radio station Bastjanizi FM, broadcasting on 95FM.

[edit] Newspapers

  • 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); (In Malta, newspapers are of national importance).

[edit] Internet

  • It has the first Maltese locality channel on mIRC, #Qormi.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Basketball

  • Qormi is home to the Qormi Basketball Club, which is an established team in Maltese Basketball.

[edit] Hockey

  • Qormi Hockey Club,

[edit] Football

[edit] Schools

[edit] Kindergarten

  • Ġużé Galea Kindergarten, San Ġorġ
  • Ġużé Muscat Azzopardi Kindergarten, San Bastjan

[edit] Primary

  • Ġużé Galea Primary School, San Ġorġ
  • Ġużé Muscat Azzopardi Primary (A,B), San Bastjan

[edit] Secondary

  • Liceo Vassalli Junior Lyceum, Tal-Ħandaq

This school was extremely popular in the eighties when it was run by its energetic Headmaster, John Michael Testa. A number of prominent Maltese attended the school including members of parliament (David Agius, Carmelo Abela, Clyde Puli) and others (Jason Micallef - MLP General Secretary, Anton Miceli - Culture Official, Massimo Ellul - international marketer, Terence Farrugia - Bay Radio Station Manager, Charles Dalli - University Professor). Converted British Forces huts and buildings surrounding the school's theatre were the backdrop of the school, which made it the only secondary school in Malta where students went to their teachers instead of the other way round.

  • Ġużé Galea Area Secondary, San Ġorġ
  • St. Michael's (Church) School, Limits of Qormi

[edit] Qormi Main Roads

[edit] Qormi (San Ġorġ)

  • By-Pass ta' l-Imrieħel (Mrieħel By-Pass)
  • Misraħ il-Kittieba (Authors Square)
  • Pjazza Maemple (Maemple Square)
  • Triq Ġużè Duca (Guzè Duca Road)
  • Triq il-Ħelsien (Freedom Street)
  • Triq il-Kardinal Xibberas
  • Triq il-Mitħna (Mill Street)
  • Triq il-Vittorja (Victory Street)
  • Triq is-Sagħtar
  • Triq l-Isqof Scicluna (Bishop Scicluna Street)
  • Triq l-Aniċi (Anici Street)
  • Triq Santa Katarina (St Catherine Street)
  • Triq Tal-Ħlas (Tal-Hlas Road)

[edit] Qormi (San Bastjan)

  • Triq l-Imdina (Mdina Road)
  • Triq Ħal-Luqa (Luqa Road)
  • Triq Ħal-Qormi (Qormi Road)
  • Triq il-Ġdida (New 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 35°52′46″N, 14°28′20″E

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