Fleur-de-Lys
Fleur-de-Lys is a suburb that forms part of Birkirkara, and is also considered a suburb of Santa Venera and Qormi. It lies approximately 5 kilometers from Malta's capital, Valletta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: administrative committee in Central Region, Malta
- Also known as: “Fleur de Lis”, “Fleur-de-Lys, Malta”, and “Ta’ Fleur-De-Lis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wignacourt Arch and Mater Dei Hospital.
Wignacourt Arch
Monument
Photo: Vendriż, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wignacourt Arch known as the Fleur-De-Lys Gate is an ornamental arch located on the boundary between Fleur-de-Lys and Santa Venera, Malta. The arch was originally built in 1615 as part of the Wignacourt Aqueduct, but it was destroyed in 1943 and 1944.
Mater Dei Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Ironman66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mater Dei Hospital, also known simply as Mater Dei, is an acute general and teaching hospital in Msida, Malta. It was opened in 2007, replacing St. Luke's Hospital.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Venera and Birkirkara.
St. Venera
Village
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Santa Venera is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 8,834. It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Ħamrun, and also borders Qormi and Msida.
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 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca.
Qormi
Town
Photo: Rrobotto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qormi, also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,324, making it Malta's fifth-largest city.
Fleur-de-Lys
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Birkirkara, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89221° or 35° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
14.47076° or 14° 28′ 15″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)United Nations Location Code
MT FLYOpen location code
8F7PVFRC+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 130879557OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2563109Wikidata ID
Q3073573
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Fleur-de-Lys” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fleur-de-Lys”
- French: “Fleur de Lys”
- French: “Fleur-de-Lys”
- German: “Fleur-de-Lys”
- Hungarian: “Fleur-de-Lys”
- Irish: “Fleur-de-Lys”
- Maltese: “Fleur-de-Lys, Malta”
- Polish: “Fleur-de-Lys”
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