7-524: Ta' Kerċem is an administrative unit of Malta , on the island of Gozo , with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. The village of Ta' Kerċem lies south-west of Victoria , spread between the picturesque Lunzjata Valley , the green hills of Tal-Mixta , Għar Ilma and Ta' Dbieġi , and stretching up to the Pond of Għadira ta' San Rafflu and the Xlendi cliffs. Archaeological discoveries show that
14-458: A distinct parish on 10 March 1885 by Bishop Pietru Pace. The Ta' Kerċem parish church is the only Gozitan church which is jointly dedicated to two saints. As referred earlier, it was traditionally dedicated to Pope Gregory, but, since 17 August 1885, the church was additionally co-dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help . The village celebrates the summerly feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help every second week of June. The village of Ta' Kerċem has
21-504: A population of around 1700 people. Cultural activities include the annual Għadira Fair, which is a popular traditional family fair in the countryside area of Sarraflu. Ta' Kerċem is home to Kerċem Ajax Stadium , one of the biggest stadiums in Gozo. It is mainly used for Gozo Football League Second Division games. The stadium is the home stadium of Kerċem Ajax F.C. Incorporated within Ta' Kerċem
28-717: Is the hamlet of Santa Luċija, Gozo . Santa Luċija is inhabited by country folk with a few old houses built around an old chapel dedicated to St. Lucy . In 2018, the former police station in the locality was vacated and put up for sale. Virginia De Brincat was baptised here in 1862. She co-founded the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus and was known as Mother Margerita. Local councils of Malta Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, Maltese : kunsilli lokali , meaning municipalities or borough , and
35-629: The considered by the Maltese as the equivalent to a basic village or towns, where appropriate. These form the most basic type of local government and are subdivisions of the country's first-level regions . According to the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta), Art. 3: (1) Every locality shall have a Council which shall have all such functions as are granted to it by this Act ... (5) Each locality shall be referred to by
42-616: The late Middle Ages, around an ancient chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581. The site gained historical importance due to the annual traditional St. Gregory procession from the Matrix church in Rabat (Victoria) to this medieval chapel, upon the saint's feast, namely on 12 March. The chapel was, however, replaced by the present parish church in 1851, which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910. Ta' Kerċem became
49-469: The sizeable area of Ta' Kerċem was inhabited as early as the Għar Dalam phase (5000–4500 BC). The Roman Baths and an early Christian cemetery at Għar Gerduf , referred to by Gozitan historian Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis as Roman Catacombs, are also significant discoveries. However, to date, these historic sites are not accessible to the public. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community in
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