Balzan
Sign in to saveBalzan () is a municipality in the Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three Villages" (). The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellings and farms but eventually grew, becoming a parish in the 17th century. As of 2022, the town registered a population of 4,821 inhabitants.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Balzan
- Settlement.native_name
- Ħal Balzan
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mt
- Settlement.other_name
- Casal Balzano
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chiesa di Balzan.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Balzan Parish Church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Balzan.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Balzan coa.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Hortibus undique septa
- Settlement.image_map
- Balzan in Malta.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Malta
- Located in
- Northern Region
- Population
- +5070
- Area
- +0.6
- Elevation
- +49
- Shares border with
- Birkirkara
- Image
- Chiesa di Balzan.jpg
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- Category:Balzan
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Heritage and culture
- Architecture
- Churches
- The reverence to St Roque
- Villas
- Other cultural heritage property in Balzan
- Notable persons
- Religious organisations
- Balzan Local Council
- Climate
- Balzan community service
- Sport organisations
- Band clubs
- Places
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Balzan () is a municipality in the Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three Villages" (). The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellings and farms but eventually grew, becoming a parish in the 17th century. As of 2022, the town registered a population of 4,821 inhabitants.
==Etymology== In Malta, many village names are identical to certain family names, as in Attard and Lija. It is believed by some, therefore, that the village inherited its name from a family whose family name was Balzan.