Hompesch Gate

The Hompesch Gate is a commemorative arch in Żabbar, Malta. It was built in 1801 to commemorate the locality's status as a city, which had been granted by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim on 14 September 1797.

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Type: Arch
Description: arch in Malta
Also known as: “Hompesch Arch” and “Hompex Arch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and Ħal Tarxien Temples.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Museum

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The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory, located in Paola, Malta. It is often simply referred to as the Hypogeum, literally meaning "underground" in Greek. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is situated 2 km west of Hompesch Gate.

Ħal Tarxien Temples

Protected area

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The Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex is an archaeological complex in Tarxien, within the Port region of Malta. They date to approximately 3400 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta. Ħal Tarxien Temples is situated 1½ km west of Hompesch Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fgura and Cottonera.

Fgura

Town

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Fgura is a town in the Port Region of Malta. It has a population of 13,066 as of 2021. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Żabbar to the east and Paola and Tarxien to the West.

Cottonera

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Cottonera is a group of three adjacent cities in Malta with a population of about 11,000 : Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. They are collectively also known as the Three Cities.

St.Helens Gate

Locality

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St. Helen's Gate, also known as Porta dei Mortari, is the main gate of the Santa Margherita Lines, located in Cospicua, Malta. It was built in the Baroque style in 1736 to designs of Charles François de Mondion, during the magistracy of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena.

Hompesch Gate

Categories: arch, triumphal arch, gate, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Żabbar, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.87222° or 35° 52′ 20″ north

Longitude

14.52694° or 14° 31′ 37″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

8F7PVGCG+VQ

GeoNames ID

2562979

Wikidata ID

Q19685194

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Hompesch Gate” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Hompesch poort”
Dutch: “Mina ta‘ Hompesch”
French: “arc d’Hompesch”
French: “arc de Hompesch”
French: “porte d’Hompesch”
French: “porte de Hompesch”
French: “Porte de Hompesch”
German: “Hompesch Gate”
Maltese: “Il-mina ta‘ Hompesch”
Polish: “Brama Hompescha”
Spanish: “Puerta de Hompesch”
Spanish: “Puerta Hompesch”

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