Sciuta Tower
Sciuta Tower, also known as Sciutu Tower or Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower, is a small watchtower in Qrendi, Malta. It was completed in 1638 as the fifth of the Lascaris towers. The tower was restored by Din l-Art Ħelwa.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: small watchtower
- Also known as: “Qrendi Tower”, “Wied iz-Zurrieq Tower”, “Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower”, and “Xutu Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Grotto and Mnajdra.
Blue Grotto
Photo: Ninaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of Malta, a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta. Blue Grotto is situated 340 metres northeast of Sciuta Tower.
Mnajdra
Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. Mnajdra is situated 2 km northwest of Sciuta Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.
Maqluba
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…
Qrendi
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi.
Zurrieq
Town
Photo: Mauroonline, CC BY 2.5.
Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014.
Sciuta Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Il-Qrendi, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.81934° or 35° 49′ 10″ northLongitude
14.45362° or 14° 27′ 13″ eastInception
1640Open location code
8F7PRF93+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 153838535OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q11952258
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sciuta Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ta’Xuta”
- Catalan: “Torre Sciuta”
- German: “Sciuta Tower (Torri Ta’Xuta”
- German: “Sciuta Tower”
- German: “Sciutu Tower”
- German: “Torri Sciuto”
- German: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
- German: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
- German: “Torri Ta’Wied Iż-Żurrieq)”
- German: “Wied Iż-Żurrieq Tower”
- Hungarian: “Xutu torony”
- Italian: “Torre di Crendi”
- Italian: “Torre di Qrendi”
- Italian: “Torre Sciuta”
- Italian: “Torre Wied iz-Zurrieq”
- Italian: “Torre Wied iż-Żurrieq”
- Italian: “Torre Xutu”
- Italian: “Torri ta‘ Wied iż-Żurrieq”
- Italian: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
- Italian: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Wied iż-Żurrieq”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Xutu”
- Maltese: “Torri ta’ Xutu”
- Polish: “Wieża Sciuta”
- Spanish: “Torre Sciuta”
Notable Places Nearby
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