Regina Familæ

Regina Familæ is a wayside shrine in L-Għarb, Malta. Regina Familæ is situated nearby to the park Religious Walkway, as well as near Zuntier Ta‘ Pinu.

Type: Wayside shrine
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Inscription: “SULTANA TAL-FAMILJA”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ta’ Pinu and Basilica of the Visitation.

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 320 metres north of Regina Familæ.

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 610 metres west of Regina Familæ.

Ta‘ Dbieġi

Peak

Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ta‘ Dbieġi is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharb and Għasri.

Gharb

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. The population of Għarb was 1,595 in July 2024. This included 796 males and 799 females; 1,228 Maltese nationals and 367 foreign nationals.

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. The population of Għasri was 529 in July 2024. This included 284 males and 245 females; 421 Maltese nationals and 108 foreign nationals.

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.

Regina Familæ

Latitude

36.05904° or 36° 3′ 33″ north

Longitude

14.21548° or 14° 12′ 56″ east

Open location code

8F8P3658+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11222950263

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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In Other Languages

“Regina Familæ” goes by many names.

Czech: “Královno rodin”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Religious Walkway and Zuntier Ta‘ Pinu.

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