Żebbuġ
Sign in to saveŻebbuġ ( ), also known by its title Città Rohan, is a city in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and its population is 11,074 as of June 2021.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ħaż-Żebbuġ
- Region
- Ħaż-Żebbuġ
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- 11,079
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Żebbuġ
- Settlement.native_name
- Ħaż-Żebbuġ
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mt
- Settlement.other_name
- Città RohanCasal Zebbugi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and Local council
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Malte, Zebbug 2011 04 22.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of St Philip of Agira
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Żebbuġ.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Zebbug.svg
- Settlement.etymology
- ("village") + ("olives")
- Settlement.nickname
- Citta Rohan
- Settlement.motto
- Semper Virens
- Settlement.image_map
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- +15017
- Area
- +8.7
- Elevation
- +102
- Shares border with
- Qormi
- Image
- Malte, Zebbug 2011 04 22.jpg
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- History and origins
- Archaeology
- Today
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Sport and recreation
- Notable people
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Żebbuġ ( ), also known by its title Città Rohan, is a city in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and its population is 11,074 as of June 2021.
==History and origins== The parish church is dedicated to Philip of Agira and the feast is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of June, although the actual feast day falls on the 12th day of May. The name of the town literally means "olives" in Maltese; it derives from the large olive groves that stood in and around the current location of the church and the centre of the town. The town was bestowed with the title of Città Rohan by Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc, the Grand Master of the Order of St. John on 21 June 1777. As was the custom in such events, the people of Ħaż-Żebbuġ built an archway known as the De Rohan Arch at the entrance to their hometown by way of marking the incipiency of its status as a city. The gateway, also known by the locals as il-Bieb il-Ġdid (Maltese for "the New Gateway"), still stands today. The town's coat-of-arms is also based on that of the House of Rohan.