Bormla, Malta

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Bormla, also known as Cospicua, is one of Malta’s historic Three Cities, a fortified harbor town renowned for its maritime heritage and baroque architecture.

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Bormla, Malta canonical 1
Three Cities of Malta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
harbour town
local council
adjacentTo Birgu
Senglea
alsoKnownAs Città Cospicua
Cospicua
belongsToIsland island of Malta
linked to: Malta
celebratesFeast Feast of the Immaculate Conception
country Malta
dialingCode +356
governingBody Bormla Local Council
hasArchitectureStyle Baroque architecture
hasCityStatus true
hasEconomicActivity hospitality
maritime services
tourism
yachting and marinas
hasHeritage maritime heritage
hasLandmark Bormla waterfront
Cospicua Lines
Dock No. 1
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
St Helen’s Gate
hasMayor local council mayor of Bormla
hasParishChurch Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception
hasRebuiltAreas post–World War II reconstruction
hasUrbanFeature fortification walls
historic townhouses
narrow streets
historicalRole naval base support town
shipbuilding centre
isFortified true
languageOfNativeName Maltese
locatedIn Grand Harbour area
linked to: Grand Harbour

Southern Harbour District
locatedOn south side of Grand Harbour
nativeName Bormla
officialName Cospicua
partOf Three Cities
patronSaint Immaculate Conception of Mary
population around 5,000
postalCodePrefix BML
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
sharesHarbourAreaWith Birgu
Senglea
sufferedEvent heavy bombing in World War II
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Sir Alexander John Ball burialPlace Bormla, Malta
Malta Dockyard near Three Cities of Malta
linked to: Bormla, Malta