Hamrun
Encyclopedia
Ħamrun is a town in the Inner Harbour Region of Malta
, with a population of 8,800 people (Nov 2010).
The villagers are traditionally known as Tas-Sikkina (literally meaning 'of the knife' or 'those who carry a knife') or as Ta' Werwer (which literally means 'those who scare' or more colloquially, 'the scary ones'). This appellation could stem from the trouble-making image that the local football club, Ħamrun Spartans, was known for or that a considerable number of Hamrunizi used to work as stevedores on the docks and thus carried a knife at all times. Another theory was that the community of Sicilians who settled here illegally in the 16th century danced a traditional dance which involved the wielding of small stilettos which they carried in their socks, waving them in the air and back to their sheaths.
(founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine
) although born in Valletta, lived all his life in Ħamrun. He is buried in a Chapel in Ħamrun. It is the home town of former Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
and of Presidents Anton Buttigieg
and Guido de Marco
. The founder of the Malta Workers' Union (UHM), Salvino Spiteri, was born and lived here.
Hamrun gave birth to several important artists and men of letters. Notable persons from Ħamrun are the actor and lyrical singer Oreste Kirkop
who is remembered mostly for his role in The Vagabond King
, and Maltese poet and theatre director Mario Azzopardi (born in 1944), who has a strong reputation for introducing new, radical poetry in Malta in the Sixties and who became the artistic director of the Malta Drama Centre (est. 1979). Josephine Zammit Cordina is a well known actress and TV personality. She is also associated with Australia being the presenter of the Radio Programme "Boomerang" and TV programme "Waltzing Matilda" . She was honoured by the Maltese Government (Gieh Ir-Republika) and the Australian Government (Honorary Member of the Order of Australia
) . Joe Zammit Cordina (Josephine's brother in-law) was also a well known actor and TV personality . He took part in a number of International Films in minor character roles . The Airport scene in "Midnight Express" is well remembered . He was also Mayor of Hamrun.
Another modern poet, Victor Fenech (b.1936), involved for many years as a drama critic, also hails from Hamrun. From the romantic school of literature one should mention Rev. Frans Camilleri, also born in this town. Hamrun also gave birth to film director Mario Philip Azzopardi
(born in 1950), who is not to be confused with Mario Azzopardi the poet and drama animator (also born in Hamrun in 1944). Mario Philip settled in Canada and has many commercial film titles and TV serials to his credit. The other Mario Azzopardi is a well known poet and animator, accredited with introducing new forms of literature to the island. (Visit www.marioazzopardi.com for more information, full cv, literary works, reviews, etc.).
Hamrun is also the home town of playwright [Oreste Calleja]http://orestecalleja.com (b.1946), an acclaimed author who wrote important new-genre plays in the native language.
Due to the prominence of the St. Cajetan Parish Church, many residents carry the name of the patron saint, generally in Maltese or in Italian, such as Gejtu Cuschieri, the football club president, and Gaetan Spiteri, a striker of the football team of the town.
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church is the Motherhouse of the Society of Christian Doctrine founded by Saint George Preca
. In fact, he was buried in the crypt of the Church. On a Wednesday, in Passiontide, a Procession of Christ the Redeemer walks through "Strada Rjali" (Ħamrun Main Road). The Procession starts adjacent to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church and ends when the Statue of Jesus Christ is inside Saint Cajetan Sanctuary. The procession is accompanied by band funeral marches and the 1st Ħamrun Scout Group.
The Chapel of Porto Salvo was built in 1736 and it was conceived as a village chapel. It is built in the Baroque
Style. Today the chapel is used mostly for the adoration of the Holy Eucharist. The local refer to the chapel as Ta' Santu Nuzzo.
Immaculate Conception Parish Church was built in the 1960s to cater for the large population of Ħamrun. In architectural terms the church has a very plain and neat design. In 1973 it became the first parish to receive the Neocatechumenal Way
, from where it spread to another 26 parishes in the Maltese Islands. The Neocatechumenal Way is also present in St. Cajetan Parish. Together these two parishes have 13 'communities' with around 450 members.
St. Francis of Assisi Church was built in the 1950s by the Franciscan Community to cater for the local community.
St. Gaetan Parish Church was built in the latter half of the 19th century. Originally it was intended to name the church for St. Joseph however Bishop Gaetano Pace Forno wanted to name the church for his patron saint. The church is built in a Neo-Gothic style. Its interior was painted by Emvin Cremona. The statue of Saint Cajetan
was done by Carlo Darmanin.
', 'Kunċizzjoni
' and San Ġuzepp
. St Gaetan feast is celebrated on the first Sunday after August 7 and the Immaculate Conception feast is celebrated in the first Sunday of July. St. Gaetan's feast generates a lot of commerce in the Hamrun district. The Parish Church of St. Gejtanu was designed by George Schinas. Construction of the church was finished in 1875. The titular painting was done by Pietro Gagliardi in Rome. The statue of San Gejtanu is the work of eminent Maltese sculptor Charles Darmanin and was completed in 1885.
There are 3 Town band clubs in Hamrun. St Gaetan's Band Club, St Joseph and the Immaculate Conception band, the only band in the Immaculate Conception Parish. San Gejtanu's, or as it is also known "tat-Tamal" and St. Joseph's, or as it is also known "Tal-Miskina", hold marathon marches "Marċ tal-brijju" on the day of the feast starting early in the morning and ending late in the afternoon. There is great rivalry between the two band clubs, which makes for one of the most exciting feasts in Malta. The two band clubs are associated with two different colours; red for San Gejtanu's Band Club and blue for St. Joseph's Band Club. Supporters of the band clubs surround their respective marching band decked out in clothes and head bands and carrying flags of the same colour as that of their club. Hand-held fire works, especially noisy ones, are set off along the parade route and supporters shower the bands and their supporters with streamers and confetti from balconies and roofs. At times, the confetti look like a heavy snow storm. Little children run around playing with the mounds of paper that are left behind the marching bands.
In the evening, local band clubs play on a band stand adjacent to the parish church. Locals and visitors walk back and forth along the main street under colourful lights and banners. The streets are lined with statues of saints and angels. The procession leaves the church early in the evening and winds its way around the city. The fiesta ends with a spectacular run up the stairs of the Parish Church. Volunteers carrying the statue of the Patron Saint take a "girja" (run) up the stairs under the watchful eyes of parishioners, visitors and tourists. This traditional ending of the boisterous local feast dates back to 1898. The run is usually accompanied by an equally spectacular and noisy fire works display and loud cheers and clapping from the crowds.
Besides the feast of St. Cajetan, Hamrun celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception both on the first Sunday of July and on the 8th of December with great fervour and delight. The titular statue of the Immaculate Conception is held with great esteem due to the admiration it drew from the great pontiff Leo XIII who on seeing its magnificence bestowed on it the honour of serving as a tangible means for grace through the distribution of an indulgence to whoever expresses devotion towards it.
The feast of the Immaculate Conception is quite different from that of St. Cajetan. Rather than focusing on the external more energetic and lively side of the feast, it is a feast which is much more muted and the parish's only band club guarantees a total absence of rivalry.
was introduced in Malta
, it has been said that the 1st Hamrun Scout Group was one of the pioneers of scouting in this country. However, it was only in 1913 that the Hamrun Group was recognized officially thanks to the diligence and dedication of the founder of the Group, Mr. Edgar Delia and Mr. A.E. Vicari, the first Scoutmaster.
The group's motto is Forward Ħamrun.
One can find documents that when Mr. Delia, together with other Maltese scouts participated for the first Scout Rally in Windsor Great Park in 1911, where he was given a bugle from Camp Commandant Lt. Col. Minden Cole. This bugle was the inspiration for the formation of the bugle and fife band within this Group.
During World War I
, the Ħamrun Group served the country by helping in doing air-raid
demonstrations and doing coast-guard watching around the island. After the War, the Group grew so much that towards the end of the 1950s it was thought that bigger headquarters would be needed. So, the Group Scout Leader of those days, Mr Joe Borg, together with the other leaders of the Group and with the help of Mr. Ernest Micallef, started to look for an alternative place.
It was only in 1968 that the Ħamrun Group officially inaugurated the old train station as the new headquarters. In the same year, the Group was honoured by the Coat of Arms of Duke of Argyll
. From that day onwards, with the permission and approval of The Scout Association of Malta
, the Group was known as the 1st Hamrun Scout Group Duke of Argyll's Own.
This was a big step forward for the Ħamrun Group, especially for its band, that now was honoured to wear the Clan Campbell
tartan
.
Two other important teams are those of the Ħamrun Liberty who play basketball, and Ħamrun Kavallieri (Ħamrun Cavalliers) playing rugby.
. The oldest schools of Ħamrun are the Government Primary Schools. These schools cater for students from the age of 3 to 11 years. The older primary school dates back to the mid-18th century. The doorways of the school are adorned by busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The other primary school was built in the early 1920s.
Maria Regina Girls' Junior Lyceum is a large girl's Junior Lyceum built in the late 1950s.
Dun Guzepp Zammit Brighella Boys' Junior Lyceum traces its origins in the 1590s. The coat of arms of the school still bears part of the coat of arms of the Bishop Garagallo who was Bishop of Malta. Originally the lyceum was found in Valletta. The current building was built in the early 1950s.
Maria Assunta Girls' Secondary School is one of the largest schools in Malta. This school was built in the 1960s with the help of UNESCO
.
Adelaide Cini Girls's School was another girls school in Ħamrun. It was closed down just a few years ago. Today the same building houses the temporary location for students who eventually will go to M.A. Vassalli Boys' Junior Lyceum.
Maria Teresa Nuzzo Girls' School was a school which used to cater for the low ability female students aged between 11 and 16 years. This school was located in the same premises of the Primary School built in the 1920s. The student population was around 100. This school was closed down in 2005.
Our Lady Immaculate Girls' School is a church school which cater for from the age of 4 to 16. This school is managed by Franciscan Sisters. In this school there are almost 700 children.
St. Joseph's Girls School is a church school which caters for students from the age of 4 to 16.
or il-vapur ta' l-art. Today the former train station is used as the headquarters for the Ħamrun Scout group which is one of the oldest scout groups in the world. Another transport service which used to pass through the town was that of the Tram
.
Ħamrun doesn't have a bus terminus but several bus services call at Ħamrun: 71, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82,84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 157, 159, 890.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, with a population of 8,800 people (Nov 2010).
The villagers are traditionally known as Tas-Sikkina (literally meaning 'of the knife' or 'those who carry a knife') or as Ta' Werwer (which literally means 'those who scare' or more colloquially, 'the scary ones'). This appellation could stem from the trouble-making image that the local football club, Ħamrun Spartans, was known for or that a considerable number of Hamrunizi used to work as stevedores on the docks and thus carried a knife at all times. Another theory was that the community of Sicilians who settled here illegally in the 16th century danced a traditional dance which involved the wielding of small stilettos which they carried in their socks, waving them in the air and back to their sheaths.
Notable residents
San Ġorġ PrecaGeorge Preca
George Preca was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest who founded the Society of Christian Doctrine, a society of lay catechists. In Malta, he is affectionately known as "Dun Ġorġ" and is popularly referred to as the "Second Apostle of Malta", after Saint Paul of Tarsus...
(founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine
Society of Christian Doctrine
The Societas Doctrinæ Christianæ M.U.S.E.U.M. is a society for Catholic lay men and women in Malta who want to dedicate themselves fully to God and to help the Church in the faith formation of children, youths and adults. It was founded by the St. George Preca in 1907...
) although born in Valletta, lived all his life in Ħamrun. He is buried in a Chapel in Ħamrun. It is the home town of former Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
Carmelo Bonnici was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1984 to 1987. He is a member of the Labour Party. He studied law at the University of Malta and is known to be an expert in industrial relations law.-Early politics:Mifsud Bonnici was from a family that staunchly supported the Partit...
and of Presidents Anton Buttigieg
Anton Buttigieg
Anton Buttigieg was a Maltese political figure and poet. He served as the second President of Malta from 1976 until 1981.-Early life:Anton Buttigieg was born in Qala, Gozo, on February 19, 1912, the third child of Salvatore and Concetta...
and Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco
Guido de Marco was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.He is widely regarded as one of the great...
. The founder of the Malta Workers' Union (UHM), Salvino Spiteri, was born and lived here.
Hamrun gave birth to several important artists and men of letters. Notable persons from Ħamrun are the actor and lyrical singer Oreste Kirkop
Oreste Kirkop
Oreste Kirkop was born in Ħamrun in 1923. Oreste made his operatic debut in 1945 as Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. He continued singing opera with visiting Italian companies and appeared in concert with Tito Gobbi and Maria Caniglia....
who is remembered mostly for his role in The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King (1956 film)
The Vagabond King is a 1956 musical film remake of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. It starred Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop , with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen. Sir Cedric Hardwicke played a notable supporting role. It was Walter Hampden's last movie....
, and Maltese poet and theatre director Mario Azzopardi (born in 1944), who has a strong reputation for introducing new, radical poetry in Malta in the Sixties and who became the artistic director of the Malta Drama Centre (est. 1979). Josephine Zammit Cordina is a well known actress and TV personality. She is also associated with Australia being the presenter of the Radio Programme "Boomerang" and TV programme "Waltzing Matilda" . She was honoured by the Maltese Government (Gieh Ir-Republika) and the Australian Government (Honorary Member of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
) . Joe Zammit Cordina (Josephine's brother in-law) was also a well known actor and TV personality . He took part in a number of International Films in minor character roles . The Airport scene in "Midnight Express" is well remembered . He was also Mayor of Hamrun.
Another modern poet, Victor Fenech (b.1936), involved for many years as a drama critic, also hails from Hamrun. From the romantic school of literature one should mention Rev. Frans Camilleri, also born in this town. Hamrun also gave birth to film director Mario Philip Azzopardi
Mario Azzopardi
Mario Philip Azzopardi , is a television and film director and writer.He has worked on such shows as The Outer Limits, Stargate SG-1 , and Stargate Atlantis...
(born in 1950), who is not to be confused with Mario Azzopardi the poet and drama animator (also born in Hamrun in 1944). Mario Philip settled in Canada and has many commercial film titles and TV serials to his credit. The other Mario Azzopardi is a well known poet and animator, accredited with introducing new forms of literature to the island. (Visit www.marioazzopardi.com for more information, full cv, literary works, reviews, etc.).
Hamrun is also the home town of playwright [Oreste Calleja]http://orestecalleja.com (b.1946), an acclaimed author who wrote important new-genre plays in the native language.
Due to the prominence of the St. Cajetan Parish Church, many residents carry the name of the patron saint, generally in Maltese or in Italian, such as Gejtu Cuschieri, the football club president, and Gaetan Spiteri, a striker of the football team of the town.
Churches
Our Lady of Atocja Chapel is the oldest chapel in Ħamrun.. Madonna tas-Samra.jpg|thumb|left|Our Lady of Atocja]] It was built in the early 17th century by a merchant trader who brought the painting of the Madonna from Atocha in Spain. The people from Ħamrun refer to it as Tas-Samra.Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church is the Motherhouse of the Society of Christian Doctrine founded by Saint George Preca
George Preca
George Preca was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest who founded the Society of Christian Doctrine, a society of lay catechists. In Malta, he is affectionately known as "Dun Ġorġ" and is popularly referred to as the "Second Apostle of Malta", after Saint Paul of Tarsus...
. In fact, he was buried in the crypt of the Church. On a Wednesday, in Passiontide, a Procession of Christ the Redeemer walks through "Strada Rjali" (Ħamrun Main Road). The Procession starts adjacent to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church and ends when the Statue of Jesus Christ is inside Saint Cajetan Sanctuary. The procession is accompanied by band funeral marches and the 1st Ħamrun Scout Group.
The Chapel of Porto Salvo was built in 1736 and it was conceived as a village chapel. It is built in the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Style. Today the chapel is used mostly for the adoration of the Holy Eucharist. The local refer to the chapel as Ta' Santu Nuzzo.
Immaculate Conception Parish Church was built in the 1960s to cater for the large population of Ħamrun. In architectural terms the church has a very plain and neat design. In 1973 it became the first parish to receive the Neocatechumenal Way
Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, NC Way or, colloquially, The Way or The Neocats is an itinerary within the Catholic Church dedicated to the Christian formation of adults...
, from where it spread to another 26 parishes in the Maltese Islands. The Neocatechumenal Way is also present in St. Cajetan Parish. Together these two parishes have 13 'communities' with around 450 members.
St. Francis of Assisi Church was built in the 1950s by the Franciscan Community to cater for the local community.
St. Gaetan Parish Church was built in the latter half of the 19th century. Originally it was intended to name the church for St. Joseph however Bishop Gaetano Pace Forno wanted to name the church for his patron saint. The church is built in a Neo-Gothic style. Its interior was painted by Emvin Cremona. The statue of Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan , born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene , is a Catholic Church saint and founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines...
was done by Carlo Darmanin.
Feast
The Patron Saints of Ħamrun are 'San GejtanuSaint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan , born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene , is a Catholic Church saint and founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines...
', 'Kunċizzjoni
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
' and San Ġuzepp
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
. St Gaetan feast is celebrated on the first Sunday after August 7 and the Immaculate Conception feast is celebrated in the first Sunday of July. St. Gaetan's feast generates a lot of commerce in the Hamrun district. The Parish Church of St. Gejtanu was designed by George Schinas. Construction of the church was finished in 1875. The titular painting was done by Pietro Gagliardi in Rome. The statue of San Gejtanu is the work of eminent Maltese sculptor Charles Darmanin and was completed in 1885.
There are 3 Town band clubs in Hamrun. St Gaetan's Band Club, St Joseph and the Immaculate Conception band, the only band in the Immaculate Conception Parish. San Gejtanu's, or as it is also known "tat-Tamal" and St. Joseph's, or as it is also known "Tal-Miskina", hold marathon marches "Marċ tal-brijju" on the day of the feast starting early in the morning and ending late in the afternoon. There is great rivalry between the two band clubs, which makes for one of the most exciting feasts in Malta. The two band clubs are associated with two different colours; red for San Gejtanu's Band Club and blue for St. Joseph's Band Club. Supporters of the band clubs surround their respective marching band decked out in clothes and head bands and carrying flags of the same colour as that of their club. Hand-held fire works, especially noisy ones, are set off along the parade route and supporters shower the bands and their supporters with streamers and confetti from balconies and roofs. At times, the confetti look like a heavy snow storm. Little children run around playing with the mounds of paper that are left behind the marching bands.
In the evening, local band clubs play on a band stand adjacent to the parish church. Locals and visitors walk back and forth along the main street under colourful lights and banners. The streets are lined with statues of saints and angels. The procession leaves the church early in the evening and winds its way around the city. The fiesta ends with a spectacular run up the stairs of the Parish Church. Volunteers carrying the statue of the Patron Saint take a "girja" (run) up the stairs under the watchful eyes of parishioners, visitors and tourists. This traditional ending of the boisterous local feast dates back to 1898. The run is usually accompanied by an equally spectacular and noisy fire works display and loud cheers and clapping from the crowds.
Besides the feast of St. Cajetan, Hamrun celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception both on the first Sunday of July and on the 8th of December with great fervour and delight. The titular statue of the Immaculate Conception is held with great esteem due to the admiration it drew from the great pontiff Leo XIII who on seeing its magnificence bestowed on it the honour of serving as a tangible means for grace through the distribution of an indulgence to whoever expresses devotion towards it.
The feast of the Immaculate Conception is quite different from that of St. Cajetan. Rather than focusing on the external more energetic and lively side of the feast, it is a feast which is much more muted and the parish's only band club guarantees a total absence of rivalry.
Band Clubs
- Għaqda Mużikali San Gejtanu (Saint Gaetan's Band Club)
- Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Saint Joseph's Band Club)
- Għaqda Mużikali Kunċizzjoni (Immaculate Conception Band Club)www.bandakuncizzjoni.com
Sport Clubs
- Ħamrun Spartans
- Ħamrun Spartans FC Youth Nursery
- Ħamrun Table Football Club
- Aikido
Scouts
Since 1908 when the Scout MovementScouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
was introduced in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, it has been said that the 1st Hamrun Scout Group was one of the pioneers of scouting in this country. However, it was only in 1913 that the Hamrun Group was recognized officially thanks to the diligence and dedication of the founder of the Group, Mr. Edgar Delia and Mr. A.E. Vicari, the first Scoutmaster.
The group's motto is Forward Ħamrun.
One can find documents that when Mr. Delia, together with other Maltese scouts participated for the first Scout Rally in Windsor Great Park in 1911, where he was given a bugle from Camp Commandant Lt. Col. Minden Cole. This bugle was the inspiration for the formation of the bugle and fife band within this Group.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the Ħamrun Group served the country by helping in doing air-raid
Airstrike
An air strike is an attack on a specific objective by military aircraft during an offensive mission. Air strikes are commonly delivered from aircraft such as fighters, bombers, ground attack aircraft, attack helicopters, and others...
demonstrations and doing coast-guard watching around the island. After the War, the Group grew so much that towards the end of the 1950s it was thought that bigger headquarters would be needed. So, the Group Scout Leader of those days, Mr Joe Borg, together with the other leaders of the Group and with the help of Mr. Ernest Micallef, started to look for an alternative place.
It was only in 1968 that the Ħamrun Group officially inaugurated the old train station as the new headquarters. In the same year, the Group was honoured by the Coat of Arms of Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll is a title, created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland...
. From that day onwards, with the permission and approval of The Scout Association of Malta
The Scout Association of Malta
The Scout Association of Malta is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association of the island nation of Malta. Scouting in Malta began when 1st Sliema Scout Troop was registered in 1908 as the second overseas troop to be part of The Scout Association of the United...
, the Group was known as the 1st Hamrun Scout Group Duke of Argyll's Own.
This was a big step forward for the Ħamrun Group, especially for its band, that now was honoured to wear the Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the largest, most powerful and most successful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.-Origins:...
tartan
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
.
Sports
Ħamrun is also famous for its football club — Ħamrun Spartans. Ħamrun houses Victor Tesesco Stadium, a stadium used for premier league fixtures.Two other important teams are those of the Ħamrun Liberty who play basketball, and Ħamrun Kavallieri (Ħamrun Cavalliers) playing rugby.
Schools
Ħamrun has the largest concentration of schools in MaltaMalta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. The oldest schools of Ħamrun are the Government Primary Schools. These schools cater for students from the age of 3 to 11 years. The older primary school dates back to the mid-18th century. The doorways of the school are adorned by busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The other primary school was built in the early 1920s.
Maria Regina Girls' Junior Lyceum is a large girl's Junior Lyceum built in the late 1950s.
Dun Guzepp Zammit Brighella Boys' Junior Lyceum traces its origins in the 1590s. The coat of arms of the school still bears part of the coat of arms of the Bishop Garagallo who was Bishop of Malta. Originally the lyceum was found in Valletta. The current building was built in the early 1950s.
Maria Assunta Girls' Secondary School is one of the largest schools in Malta. This school was built in the 1960s with the help of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
.
Adelaide Cini Girls's School was another girls school in Ħamrun. It was closed down just a few years ago. Today the same building houses the temporary location for students who eventually will go to M.A. Vassalli Boys' Junior Lyceum.
Maria Teresa Nuzzo Girls' School was a school which used to cater for the low ability female students aged between 11 and 16 years. This school was located in the same premises of the Primary School built in the 1920s. The student population was around 100. This school was closed down in 2005.
Our Lady Immaculate Girls' School is a church school which cater for from the age of 4 to 16. This school is managed by Franciscan Sisters. In this school there are almost 700 children.
St. Joseph's Girls School is a church school which caters for students from the age of 4 to 16.
Zones in Ħamrun
- Blata l-Bajda (White Rock)
- Ta' Braxia
- Tad-Duluri (Our Lady of Sorrows district)
- Tar-Rabbat
- Tas-Samra (Our Lady of Atocia district)
- Kunċizzjoni (Immaculate Conception district)
Transport
Ħamrun can boast that several historic transport services used to pass through it. The most notable means of transport that used to pass in Ħamrun was the trainTrain
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
or il-vapur ta' l-art. Today the former train station is used as the headquarters for the Ħamrun Scout group which is one of the oldest scout groups in the world. Another transport service which used to pass through the town was that of the Tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
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Ħamrun doesn't have a bus terminus but several bus services call at Ħamrun: 71, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82,84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 157, 159, 890.
Ħamrun Main Roads
- Triq Adelaide Cini (Adelaide Cini Street)
- Triq Barth (Barth Street)
- Triq Brighella (Brighella Street)
- Triq Fra Diegu (Fra Diego Street)
- Triq Guze` Pace (Guze` Pace Street), formerly known as "Victoria Avenue"
- Triq Ħal-Qormi (Qormi Road)
- Triq Indri` Cilia (Indri` Cilia Street)
- Triq Id-Duluri (Our Lady Of Sorrows Street)
- Triq Il-Ferrovija (Railway Street)
- Triq Il-Kanonku Bonnici (Canon Bonnici Street)
- Triq Il-Kappillan Mifsud (Parish Priest Mifsud Street)
- Triq Il-Kbira San Ġużepp (St Joseph High Street), also referred to as "Strada Rjali"
- Triq Il-Kunċizzjoni (Immaculate Conception Street)
- Triq Joe Scibberas (Joe Scibberas Street)
- Triq Manwel Magri (Manoel Magri Street)
- Triq Mountbatten (Mountbatten Street)
- Triq San Ġorġ Preca (St George Preca Street)
- Triq Villambrosa (Villambrosa Street)
- Triq Vincenzo Bugeja (Vincenzo Bugeja Street)
Ħamrun Squares & Gardens
- Pjazza San Pawl (Saint Paul's Square)
- Pjazza Kappillan Muscat (Kappillan Muscat Square)
- Misraħ is-Sebgħa ta’ Ġunju 1919 (7 June 1919 Square)
- Misraħ il-Vittmi Ħamruniżi (Ħamrun Victims' Square)
- Ġnien Oreste Kirkop (Oreste Kirkop Garden)
External links
- http://www.hamrunspartansfc.com/
- Ħamrun Scouts Website
- http://www.hamrunliberty.com/
- http://www.sdcmuseum.org
- http://www.malta-canada.com/Hamrun/index-Hamrun.htm
- http://www.abbatinikuncizzjonihamrun.webs.com
- http://www.parroccakuncizzjonihamrun.org
- http://www.festakuncizzjonihamrun.com
- www.bandakuncizzjoni.com
- Aikido Yamato Club - Self Defence & Martial Art