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Saint Lawrence, Malta
San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality. It has a population of 748, as of March 2014.

The Dwejra nature reserve is administratively part of the town. Prominent in the reserve is the Fungus Rock, and formerly also the Azure Window landmark before its collapse on March 8, 2017.

Overview

It is built on a plain surrounded by three hills, Għammar, Gelmus and Ta' Dbieġi. The latter, Ta' Dbieġi, rises 195 metres above sea level and is Gozo's highest point.

San Lawrenz was established a parish on 15 March 1893. Before this date, the area was known as Ta' Ċangura.

Until San Lawrenz was declared a parish in 1893, it formed part of the neighbourhood of Għarb.

With a population of 748 people (as of March 2014), it is the second least populated village on Gozo and third least in all of the Maltese Islands. The village's football team is called St. Lawrence Spurs.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Malta

San Lawrenz is twinned with:

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Lawrenz.
  1. ^ Malta – Guide Verdi Europa (in Italian). Touring Editore. 2007. p. 143. ISBN 9788836533176.
  2. ^ "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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