Wignacourt Aqueduct
The Wignacourt Aqueduct is a 17th-century aqueduct in Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John to carry water from springs in Dingli and Rabat to the newly built capital city Valletta.Photo: JialiangGao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 17th-century aqueduct in Malta
- Also known as: “L-Akwedott ta’ Wignacourt” and “Vignacourt Aqueduct”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Anton Palace and Saint Mary’s Parish Church.
San Anton Palace
Castle
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Anton Palace is a palace in Attard, Malta, that currently serves as the official residence of the president of Malta. It was originally built in the early 17th century as a country villa for Antoine de Paule, a knight of the Order of St.
Saint Mary’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parish Church of Saint Mary, commonly known as il-Knisja l-Qadima is a Roman Catholic parish church in Birkirkara, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Saint Aloysius‘ College
School
Photo: Krista Bonnici, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Aloysius College is a Catholic primary, secondary and post-secondary education institution run by the Euro-Mediterranean Province of the Society of Jesus in Birkirkara, Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balzan and Birkirkara.
Balzan
Village
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balzan is a municipality in the Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three Villages". The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellings and farms but eventually grew, becoming a parish in the 17th century.
Birkirkara
Town
Photo: Thyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkirkara is a city in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 29,482 inhabitants as of August 2025. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca.
Attard
Town
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Attard is a locality in the Northern Region of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija, it forms part of the "Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period.
Wignacourt Aqueduct
- Categories: aqueduct, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Balzan, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89315° or 35° 53′ 35″ northLongitude
14.45675° or 14° 27′ 24″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8F7PVFV4+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 112265632OpenStreetMap feature
historic=aqueductOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wignacourt Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Akwedott ta’ Wignacourt”
- Cebuano: “Aqueduct ta‘ Wignacourt”
- Cebuano: “Aqueduct ta’ Wignacourt”
- Chinese: “维尼亚库尔高架渠”
- Chinese: “魏格納克特高架渠”
- Chinese: “魏格纳克特高架渠”
- French: “aqueduc Wignacourt”
- French: “Aqueduc Wignacourt”
- German: “Wignacourt-Aquädukt”
- Italian: “acquedotto Wignacourt”
- Italian: “Acquedotto Wignacourt”
- Maltese: “Akkwedott ta‘ Wignacourt”
- Maltese: “Akkwedott ta’ Wignacourt”
- Polish: “Akwedukt Wignacourta”
- Spanish: “Acueducto Wignacourt”
- Swedish: “Akwedott ta’ Wignacourt”
- Swedish: “Aqueduct ta‘ Wignacourt”
- Swedish: “Aqueduct ta’ Wignacourt”
- Ukrainian: “Віньякурський акведук”
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