Taż-Żejt Church
Taż-Żejt Church is a church in L-Għarb, Malta. Taż-Żejt Church is situated nearby to the church Basilica of the Visitation, as well as near the village Għarb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Also known as: “San Petru Church”, “San Pietru”, “Taż-Żejt”, and “Taz-Zejt Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Azure Window and Basilica of the Visitation.
Azure Window
The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. Azure Window is situated 1½ km southwest of Taż-Żejt Church.
Basilica of the Visitation
Church
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
The Basilica of the Visitation is a baroque, collegiate parish church located in the western part of the island of Gozo in the village of Għarb. Basilica of the Visitation is situated 470 metres east of Taż-Żejt Church.
Ta’ Pinu
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta. Ta’ Pinu is situated 1 km east of Taż-Żejt Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għarb and Saint Lawrence.
Għarb
Village
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,549 people.
Saint Lawrence
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Għasri
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għasri is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people. By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina.
Taż-Żejt Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: L-Għarb, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.06122° or 36° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
14.20378° or 14° 12′ 14″ eastElevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8F8P3663+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 161987255OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
2562311
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