Għasri Explained

Għasri
Native Name:L-Għasri
Native Name Lang:mt
Settlement Type:Local council
Motto:Ex labore fructus
Coordinates:36.0583°N 14.2278°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Malta
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Gozo Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gozo and Comino District
Parts Type:Borders
Parts Style:para
P1:Għarb, Kerċem, Victoria, Żebbuġ
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Daniel Attard
Leader Party:Independent
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5
Population Total:424
Population As Of:Jan. 2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Għasri (m), Għasrija (f), Għasrin (pl)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:GSR
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:356
Iso Code:MT-16
Blank Name Sec1:Patron saint
Blank Info Sec1:Corpus Christi
Blank1 Name Sec1:Day of festa
Blank1 Info Sec1:June
Website:Official website

Għasri (Maltese: L-Għasri) is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people (as of March 2014).[1] By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina. Għasri, however, has a relatively large area.

The village lies between the hills of Żebbuġ and Għammar. The name has Arabic origins and refers to the period of the day in between the afternoon and the evening.

Giordan Lighthouse on Ġurdan hill dominates Għasri. Inaugurated in 1853, the famous lighthouse rises 180 metres above sea level. Its beam can be seen up to 50 kilometres away. Upon the hill around the lighthouse there are 360-degree views of Gozo that lure many hikers to ascend the steep path to the hilltop.

From the Village Square, a road leads to the fabulous valley of Wied il-Għasri. On the way, there are a number of typical farmhouses, most of them available for short or long lets, as well as an old chapel dedicated to the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Wied il-Għasri area is a marvelous country walk or cycling site especially in winter and spring. The valley ends in the sea, between high cliffs with a secluded inlet where visitors can swim, snorkel and dive -- the sea around Wied il-Għasri is popular among divers. In Għasri valley one can find saltpans.

The village church, designed by a local priest, Dun Ġużepp Diacono, was built early in the twentieth century. Its foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1903, and it was dedicated to the Corpus Christi, otherwise known as Christ the Saviour in the Eucharist on 9 January 1916. The village was established as a parish by Bishop Giovanni Maria Camilleri on 16 December 1921.

Access and roads

Għasri is reached by forking right on the Victoria-Għarb road just after the Aqueduct.

Main roads in Għasri

Other streets

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Għasri is twinned with:[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014. Government of Malta. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211549/https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810. 21 June 2015. 16 May 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Twinning. localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. 18 September 2019. 2 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230402115731/https://localgovernment.gov.mt/en/lc/Ghasri/Pages/Services/Twinning.aspx. dead.