Marsalforn
Sign in to savethumb|right|Marsalforn thumb|Bay of Marsalforn at night thumb|right thumb|Sea front thumb|St. Paul's Shipwreck Feast Marsalforn (pronounced: Mars al-Forn), also written as '''M'Forn''' for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ. Associated with this town is the bay of Qbajjar. The town is part of the Żebbuġ local council.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Marsalforn
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.parts_type
- Borders
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- Żebbuġ, Victoria, Xagħra
- Settlement.leader_party
- PN
- Settlement.population_total
- 750
- Settlement.population_est
- 500 to 1,000
- Settlement.pop_est_as_of
- n/a
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Marsalforni (m), Marsalfornija (f), Marsalfornin (pl)
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.postal_code
- MFN
- Settlement.area_code
- 356
- Settlement.utc_offset
- + 1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- + 2
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 0.08
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Public structures
- Nature
- Name
- Emblem
- Geography
- History
- Early history
- Sixteenth to seventeenth century
- Modern history
- Economy
- Demographics
- Immigrant population
- Religion
- Administrative committee
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Marsalforn thumb|Bay of Marsalforn at night thumb|right thumb|Sea front thumb|St. Paul's Shipwreck Feast Marsalforn (pronounced: Mars al-Forn), also written as '''M'Forn''' for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ. Associated with this town is the bay of Qbajjar. The town is part of the Żebbuġ local council.
Marsalforn is one of the most popular tourist resorts on Gozo. It is well served by hotels, guest houses, restaurants, bars, and beaches. There is only a small sandy beach in Marsalforn. However, along the rocky coastline are a number of interesting swimming spots.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marsalforn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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