Ta’ Kola Windmill
Ta' Kola Windmill, Maltese: Il-Mitħna ta' Kola, is a windmill in the village of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. It was built in 1725 by the Fondazione Vilhena of Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, and was rebuilt in the 1780s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Xagħra, Gozo
- Also known as: “il-Mitħna ta‘ Kola”, “Ta‘ Kola Windmill”, and “Xaghra windmill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ġgantija and Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady.
Ġgantija
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Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Ġgantija is situated 340 metres southeast of Ta’ Kola Windmill.
Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady
Church
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The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic parish church in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. The present building was constructed between 1815 and 1855, on the site of a smaller church which had been built in the 17th century. Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is situated 190 metres west of Ta’ Kola Windmill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xewkija and Marsalforn.
Xewkija
Village
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Xewkija is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014.
Marsalforn
Village
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Marsalforn, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ.
Victoria
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Victoria, also called Rabat is in Gozo. It should not be confused with another town called Rabat on the main island of Malta.
Ta’ Kola Windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Ta’ Kola Windmill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ta‘ Kola Windmill”
- German: “Ta‘ Kola-Windmühle”
- German: “Ta’-Kola-Windmühle”
- Italian: “Mulino a vento Ta’ Kola”
- Italian: “Ta‘ Kola Windmill”
- Maltese: “Il-Mitħna ta‘ Kola”
- Maltese: “Mitħna ta’ Kola”
- Polish: “Wiatrak Ta’ Kola”
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