San Lawrenz

San Lawrenz
Local council
San Lawrenz parish church
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 36°3′18″N14°12′15″E / 36.05500°N 14.20417°E / 36.05500; 14.20417
Country	Malta
Region	Gozo Region
District	Gozo and Comino District
Borders	Kerċem, Għarb
Government
•  Mayor	Noel Formosa (PN)
Area
• Total	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population  (March 2014)
• Total	748
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lawrenzjan (m), Lawrenzjana (f), Lawrenzjani (pl)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	SLZ
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-50
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Day of festa	10 August
Website	Official website

Coast of San Lawrenz with the Dwejra Tower in the back.

San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality. It has a population of 748, as of March 2014.

The Dwejra nature reserve is administratively part of the town. Prominent in the reserve is the Fungus Rock, and formerly also the Azure Window landmark before its collapse on March 8, 2017. ^[1]

Overview

It is built on a plain surrounded by three hills, Għammar, Gelmus and Ta' Dbieġi. The latter, Ta' Dbieġi, rises 195 metres above sea level and is Gozo's highest point.^{[ citation needed ]}

San Lawrenz was established a parish on 15 March 1893. Before this date, the area was known as Ta' Ċangura.^{[ citation needed ]}

Until San Lawrenz was declared a parish in 1893, it formed part of the neighbourhood of Għarb.^{[ citation needed ]}

With a population of 748 people (as of March 2014), ^[2] it is the second least populated village on Gozo and third least in all of the Maltese Islands. The village's football team is called St. Lawrence Spurs.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Malta

San Lawrenz is twinned with: ^[3]

• Colle Umberto, Italy

See also

• Gozo Farmhouses

References

1. Malta – Guide Verdi Europa (in Italian). Touring Editore. 2007. p. 143. ISBN   9788836533176.
2. "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
3. "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2019.