Xaghra

Overview

Ix-Xagħra, also known more simply as Xagħra, is a village of approximately 3,700 inhabitants located on the island of Gozo in Malta. Situated on a plateau, it lies to the northeast between Victoria and Ir-Ramla (Ramla Bay).

It was Bishop David Cocco Palmieri who established Xagħra as an independent parish on 28 April 1688. The first church of the parish is the current medieval chapel consecrated to Saint Anthony. The parish basilica is consecrated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Other names

Caccia, Kaċċa, Kacca, Xagħra, Shagra, Ix-Xaghra, Xaghra

History

This village has an astonishing archaeological richness. It was settled as early as the Neolithic period in 4,100 BC; the site of Ġgantija (tower of the giants in Maltese) houses two megalithic temples listed in 1980 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was identified as an ancient site as early as 1770 during the first voyage of Jean-Pierre Houël to Malta.

Genealogy

ADAMI Archive

• Marriages 1689-1818 [Adami, v. 7]

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