Birżebbuġa

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Birżebbuġa is a town (population 8,000) and port on St. Georges Bay in southern Malta. The name of the town is Maltese for "land of olives".

The town is most well known for the Ice Age fossils found in nearby cave called Ghar Dalam. The Birzebbuga parish church is dedicated to St.Peter of the Chains.

Contents

1 Coat of arms
2 Culture
3 Media outlets

3.1 Radio stations

4 External links

Coat of arms

Brizebbuga's coat of arms shows a blue chevron and olive branch on a white field. The blue represents the nearby waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the olive branch is an indication of the once major importance of olives to the local economy.

Culture

Members of the Birzebbuga Philharmonic.

The Birzebbuga Philharmonic & Marching Band (Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda Birzebbuga) was founded in 1990 and participates actively in cultural and religious activities all over the island of Malta. In February 2004, the band performed in Port El Kantaui, Tunisia.

Media outlets

Radio stations

Energy FM

External links

[Socjetà Filarmonika San Pietru Banda BIrzebbuga], a philharmonic group in Brizebbuga

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