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Title: | The historic Xewkija windmill and the Xicluna family of millers |
Authors: | Scicluna, Joseph |
Keywords: | Tat-Tmien Kantunieri Windmill (Xewkija, Malta) Windmills -- Malta -- Xewkija -- History -- 18th century Perellos y Rocafull, Ramon, 1637-1720 Knights of Malta. Grand Masters Order of St John. Grand Masters Xicluna, Giovanni Maria, -1738 Xikluna, Carlo, -1738 Millers -- Malta -- Xewkija -- History Flour industry -- Malta -- Gozo -- History -- 18th century Bir id-Deheb Windmill (Żejtun, Malta) Lost architecture -- Malta -- Żejtun Mangion, Nicola, 1586-1656 Catholic Church -- Malta -- Victoria -- Clergy -- Biography Chapel of the Annunciation (Victoria, Malta) Painting -- Malta -- Victoria -- History Garnier, Lucas, 1600?-1672. The Annunciation (Victoria, Malta) Scicluna, Emmanuele, Marquis, 1820-1886 Ta’ Marżiena (Victoria, Malta) Mintoff, Dom, 1916-2012 Windmills -- Malta -- Gozo -- History |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Gozo Centre |
Citation: | Scicluna, J. (2021). The historic Xewkija windmill and the Xicluna family of millers. The Gozo Observer, 43, 15-22. |
Abstract: | The historic grain windmill at Xewkija, Gozo, was
recently restored to its former glory and, located as
it is on the main road between the harbour at Mġarr
and Rabat, should now be an additional attraction
both for the locals and for the many visitors to the
Island. The restored windmill is shown in Figure 1.
The windmill, which is colloquially known as ‘Il-
Mitħna tat-Tmien Kantunieri’ (The Eight-Cornered
Windmill), is the earliest surviving windmill in
Gozo, having been built in 1710 by the Foundation
of the Grandmaster of the Knights of St John
Raymundo Perellos y Rocafull (1697-1720). |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/78411 |
Appears in Collections: | The Gozo Observer - Issue 43, Winter 2021 The Gozo Observer - Issue 43, Winter 2021
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