---
title: "Gharghur"
description: "Gharghur"
url: "https://en.geneanum.com/malta/documents/geography/ile-de-malte/gharghur"
language: en
source: "Digital Genealogy"
---

# Gharghur

## Overview

![Locality of Gharghur in Malta](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Gharghur-map.svg/250px-Gharghur-map.svg.png "Locality of Gharghur in Malta")**Ħal Għargħur**, also known as **Għargħur**, is one of the smallest and oldest towns in Malta.

Għargħur is situated on the top of a hill between two valleys and has a population of 2,500 inhabitants.

### Other names

Casal Gregorio, Gargur, Ħal Għargħur, Hal Għargħur

## History

**Għargħur** was a small community living in a place where drinking water and fertile soils were particularly scarce. Despite this, the inhabitants funded the construction of a parish church and several other chapels that house beautiful Baroque art. The main attraction of the village, apart from its countryside, is the Church of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.

## Genealogy

### ADAMI Archive

- Marriages 1599-1737, St. Bartholomew (San Bartolomeo Apostolo) \[Adami, v. 8\]
- Marriages, 1737-1826 \[Adami, v. 8 cont.)

### Diocese of Malta Archive

- Bap. 3 1814-1851 (MMML7331)
- Bap. 4 1852-1889 (MMML7332)
- Mat. 4 1817-1863 (MMML7335)
- Def. 2 1627-1845 (MMML7333)
- Def. 3 1845-1891 (MMML7336)

> Source:  
> [Wikipedia](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A6al_G%C4%A7arg%C4%A7ur "Wikipedia")