St. Paul's Bay
Saint Paul's Bay
San Pawl il-Baħar | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | SPB |
Dialing code | 356 |
ISO 3166 code | MT-51 |
Patron saints | Our Lady of Sorrows Sacred Heart of Mary St. Francis of Assisi |
Website | Official website |
Saint Paul's Bay (Maltese: San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. It is also the most populated town on the island.
Its name refers to the shipwreck of Saint Paul as documented in the Acts of the Apostles on St. Paul's Islands near St Paul's Bay, on his voyage from Caesarea to Rome, which laid the foundations of Christianity on the island.
Burmarrad, Wardija, Qawra, Buġibba, Xemxija, and San Martin, as well as parts of Bidnija and Mistra, form part of St. Paul's Bay Local Council.[3] The area of the locality is 14.47 km2 (6 sq mi).
The population in 2021 was 32,042. This goes up to about 60,000 between June and September with Maltese residents and
History
Archaeological remains have been found in the limits of St. Paul's Bay, which go back to around 4000 BC. Among the remains there are the
By the late Middle Ages, St. Paul's Bay was abandoned since the area was unsafe due to corsair raids. The local militia maintained several watch posts in the area. One of these, known as
A number of fortifications were built in the area during the
The bay was one of the landing places during the French invasion of Malta in June 1798. After the Maltese uprising against the French, St. Paul's Bay became the main harbour of Malta since the Grand Harbour and Marsamxett were still under French control.[7]
In the 19th century, several villas were built in St. Paul's Bay. These were requisitioned by the British military in World War II and the bay became a rest camp. After the Italian armistice of 1943, 76 ships of the Regia Marina were anchored at St. Paul's Bay after surrendering to the British.
After the war, the area began to be further developed. Today, St. Paul's Bay, Qawra, Buġibba, Xemxija and Burmarrad form a large cluster of buildings. The area is a popular entertainment spot.[2]
Crime
As of 2020, St. Paul's Bay has the largest number of reported thefts in Malta, amounting to 423 out of 4,037 thefts, and the largest amount of domestic violence incidents, amounting to 93 out of 1,409.[8][9]
Sports
- Sirens F.C. football club
- Sirens A.S.C. Waterpolo club
- Malta Young Sailors Club dinghy sailing club
Zones in St. Paul's Bay
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Main roads
St. Paul's Bay
- Dawret San Pawl (St Paul By-Pass)
- Triq Għajn Tuffieħa (Golden Bay Road)
- Triq Parades
- Triq San Pawl (St Paul Street)
- Triq il-Mosta
Buġibba
- Dawret il-Gżejjer (Islet Promanade)
- Triq il-Bajja (Bay Street)
- Triq Bordino (Bordino Street)
- Triq l-Erba' Mwieżeb (Erba' Mwiezeb Road)
- Triq il-Korp tal-Pijunieri (Pioneer Corps Road)
- Triq il-Kaħli
- Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
- Triq il-Mosta (Mosta Road)
- Triq il-Plajja ta' Bognor (Bognor Beach Street)
- Triq ir-Rebbiegħa (Spring Street)
- Triq Sir Luigi Preziosi (Sir Luigi Preziosi Street)
- Triq Sant' Antnin (St Anthony Street)
- Triq Toni Bajada (Toni Bajada Street)
Burmarrad
- Triq Burmarrad (Burmarrad Road)
- Triq il-Wardija (Wardija Road)
- Triq il-Witja
- Triq Toni Camilleri {Burmarrad Road to Mosta}
Qawra
- Dawret il-Gżejjer (Islet Promenade)
- Dawret il-Qawra (Qawra Promenade)
- Triq Cassarino (Cassarino Street)
- Triq Għawdex (Gozo Street)
- Triq il-Ħalel (Waves Street)
- Triq il-Wileġ
- Triq J. F. Kennedy (J. F. Kennedy Street)
- Triq is-Salina (Salina Road) or (Kennedy Drive)
- Triq it-Trunċiera (Entrenchment Street)
- Triq it-Turisti (Tourist Street)
Xemxija
- Telgħa tal-Mistra (Mistra Hill)
- Telgħa tax-Xemxija (Xemxija Hill)
- Xatt il-Pwales (Pwales Strand)
Twin towns – sister cities
Saint Paul's Bay is
- Chaum, France
- Agios Pavlos, Greece
- Oroslavje, Croatia
References
- ^ "Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta" (PDF) (in Maltese). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b "San Pawl il-Baħar". lc.gov.mt. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ISBN 978-99957-834-0-2. Archived from the originalon 15 March 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-85284-422-6p.107
- ^ "Development near oldest building in St Paul's Bay refused". Times of Malta. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Leopardi, E. R. (1949). "The First Printed Description of Malta : Lyons 1536" (PDF). Scientia. 15 (2): 56, 58.
- ^ Spiteri, Stephen C. (May 2008). "Maltese 'siege' batteries of the blockade 1798-1800" (PDF). Arx - Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification (6): 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "More police for St Paul's Bay – Graziella Galea". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "St Paul's Bay with highest number of domestic violence, theft reports in 2020 - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Retrieved 18 September 2019.