Kirkop
Sign in to saveKirkop () is a village in the Western Region of Malta. Located near the Malta International Airport, it has been inhabited since pre-history. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard. The football team of the village is Kirkop United.
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Key facts
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.name
- Kirkop
- Settlement.native_name
- Ħal Kirkop
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mt
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kirkop's Saint Leonard's parish church.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Parish Church of St Leonard
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Kirkop.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kirkop coa.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Parva non iners
- Settlement.image_map
- Kirkop in Malta.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- +2260
- Area
- +1.1
- Elevation
- +77
- Shares border with
- Luqa
- Official website
- hal-kirkop.com
- Image
- Kirkop's Saint Leonard's parish church.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology and population
- History
- Places, buildings and structures
- Kirkop main roads
- Band clubs
- Zones in Ħal Kirkop
- Twin village
- References
- External links
Kirkop () is a village in the Western Region of Malta. Located near the Malta International Airport, it has been inhabited since pre-history. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard. The football team of the village is Kirkop United.
==Etymology and population== thumb|left|The Annunciation Church The original name of the village was Casal Prokopju, and is retrieved from the registers of the Maltese militia that existed prior to the rule of the Order of St John. Through generations, the local population corrupted the original name, which was changed to Kirkop. The name of the village comes from the surname of a wealthy family.