Санта-Венера қаласы: тарих, мәдениет және дамуы

the town in Malta

Santa Venera is a town in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of 8,834 (2021). It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Ħamrun, and it also borders Qormi and Msida.

The Old Church of Santa Venera was built in 1473, and it was enlarged in 1500, rebuilt between 1658 and 1688 and again in the 19th century. This church remained as the parish church until 1989. A new church was consecrated in 2005. In 1610, Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt financed the building of the Wignacourt Aqueduct to transport water from springs in Rabat and Dingli to the capital Valletta, passing through various towns along the way including Santa Venera. The Aqueduct was finished in 1615, and an ornamental gateway was built where it crossed the road between what is now Fleur de Lys and Santa Venera. The arches stopped at a tower known as it Turretta (the Turret) also known as Tower Guard, also in Santa Venera. From this tower, water continued its journey to Ħamrun, Blata l Bajda, Floriana and Valletta through underground pipes. Casa Leoni, also known as Palazzo Manoel, was built around 1730 during the reign of António Manoel de Vilhena. Its design is attributed to Charles François de Mondion, the French military engineer who also designed Mdina Gate and parts of Fort Manoel. During the French blockade, Casa Leoni served as a Maltese insurgent command base, and it later served as a residence of Governors of Malta, a depository of the Museums Department and a government primary school. It now houses the Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change. The palace has a large garden behind it, part of which was opened to the public in 1977 as Romeo Romano Gardens. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town of Santa Venera saw more development and various churches and institutes were built. In 1990, a large church began to be built in Santa Venera. Although it is still unfinished as the belfries have not yet been built, it was consecrated in 2005 as the new parish church.

The flag and coat of arms of Santa Venera are red with a white stripe in the middle and three red fleur de lys on the stripe, taken from the coat of arms of the Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt who ruled the islands from 1601 to 1622. The flag was introduced when Malta's local councils were created in 1993.

St. Venera Band Club (Soċjeta' Filarmonika Santa Venera V. M. 1964)
Kummissjoni Zghazagh Palmisti Santa Venera V. M. A. D. 1994
Kumitat Festi Esterni Parrocca Santa Venera V. M A. D.1971
St. Venera United Youth Football Nursery
Ghaqda tan Nar 26 ta' Lulju A. D 2009
St. Venera Lightnings Football Club
St. Venera Scout Group
St. Venera Girl Guides

This is an award given every year to personalities who have left a mark in the locality of Santa Venera. In 2016, the award was given to ALS Malta founder, Bjorn Formosa M. Q. R. Previous winners include Mario Coleiro and Mario Calleja.