Floriana
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Floriana ( or Il-Floriana), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana is the birthplace of many famous Maltese, amongst which the composer of the national anthem, 'L-Innu Malti', Robert Samut; former Bishop of Malta Dun Mauro Caruana, the poets Oliver Friggieri and Maria Grech Ganado, the writer and politician Herbert Ganado and Swedish Idol winner Kevin Borg.
Key facts
- Settlement.other_name
- Borgo Vilhena
- Settlement.name
- Floriana
- Settlement.native_name
- Il-Furjana/Floriana
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- mt
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- Local council
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- Floriana montage.jpg
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- From top: Malta Memorial, St. Publius Parish Church, Porte des Bombes, Christ the King Monument, Valletta Waterfront
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- Flag of Floriana.svg
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- Coat of arms of Floriana.svg
- Settlement.etymology
- Pietro Paolo Floriani
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- Flores mulcent aurae educat imber
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- Floriana in Malta.svg
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- Floriana in Malta
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- Country
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- Region
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- Port Region
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- District
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- Southern Harbour District
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- New suburb 1700–1800
- In the time of the British
- Sports
- Patron saint
- Main sights
- Village Core
- Government
- Festival
- Maltese Carnival
- Climate
- Music
- Floriana community services
- Zones in Floriana
- The Granaries (Pjazza San Publju - il-Fosos)
- Regeneration and Demographic Challenges in Floriana
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Floriana ( or Il-Floriana), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana is the birthplace of many famous Maltese, amongst which the composer of the national anthem, 'L-Innu Malti', Robert Samut; former Bishop of Malta Dun Mauro Caruana, the poets Oliver Friggieri and Maria Grech Ganado, the writer and politician Herbert Ganado and Swedish Idol winner Kevin Borg.
==Etymology== Floriana is named after Pietro Paolo Floriani, an Italian military engineer who designed the Floriana Lines, the line of fortifications surrounding the town. In Maltese, the town is called Il-Floriana by the local council. However, it is popularly known as Il-Furjana, and the latter is regarded as the official name by the National Council for the Maltese Language. Government sources use both variants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Floriana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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