The name Mġarr may have originated from the Arabic word "mġar", meaning "port".
Historyedit
A 3D model of Mġarr
The town of Mġarr grew up around the shallow harbour which shares its name. Ferry services to Malta were in operation by 1241, and fishing was already established. Whilst the area around the harbour was developed over the following centuries, there was little development of the harbour itself until 1841, when a breakwater was constructed to provide more shelter to the port. This breakwater was strengthened and extended several times up to 1906. A larger breakwater was constructed between 1929 and 1935, and two more in 1969; on the completion of the latter, the area of the port was expanded to 121,400 square metres.[1]
The ferry terminal was rebuilt at a cost of €9.3 million in the early 21st century. Work began in 2001 and took seven years, with the terminal opening in February 2008. The harbour now has facilities for around 600 passengers and 200 cars.[2] The design of the new harbour was changed during the construction process to reduce its visual impact on the surrounding landscape.[3]
Economy and facilitiesedit
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: plans to modernise the marina need to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(April 2023)
Mġarr is the largest fishing village on Gozo. In addition to the ferry terminal, a yacht marina is also located in the town. Mġarr is overlooked by Fort Chambray, constructed in 1749 by the Knights of St. John.[4]
In May 2010, it was announced that the marina would be privatised. Operation transferred to the Harbour Management Company Limited, who intend to modernise the marina.[5]
The Gleneagles Bar, which stands next to the original jetty in the harbour, was constructed as a cabin for ferry passengers in 1732 and has a unique sloping roof.[1]
mġarr, gozo, this, article, about, town, harbour, gozo, town, malta, mġarr, other, uses, mġarr, disambiguation, mġarr, harbour, town, south, eastern, gozo, malta, harbour, mġarr, contents, etymology, history, economy, facilities, transport, referencesetymology. This article is about the town and harbour in Gozo For the town in Malta see Mġarr For other uses see Mġarr disambiguation Mġarr is a harbour town in south eastern Gozo Malta The harbour of Mġarr Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Economy and facilities 4 Transport 5 ReferencesEtymology editThe name Mġarr may have originated from the Arabic word mġar meaning port History edit nbsp A 3D model of Mġarr The town of Mġarr grew up around the shallow harbour which shares its name Ferry services to Malta were in operation by 1241 and fishing was already established Whilst the area around the harbour was developed over the following centuries there was little development of the harbour itself until 1841 when a breakwater was constructed to provide more shelter to the port This breakwater was strengthened and extended several times up to 1906 A larger breakwater was constructed between 1929 and 1935 and two more in 1969 on the completion of the latter the area of the port was expanded to 121 400 square metres 1 The ferry terminal was rebuilt at a cost of 9 3 million in the early 21st century Work began in 2001 and took seven years with the terminal opening in February 2008 The harbour now has facilities for around 600 passengers and 200 cars 2 The design of the new harbour was changed during the construction process to reduce its visual impact on the surrounding landscape 3 Economy and facilities editThis section needs to be updated The reason given is plans to modernise the marina need to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2023 Mġarr is the largest fishing village on Gozo In addition to the ferry terminal a yacht marina is also located in the town Mġarr is overlooked by Fort Chambray constructed in 1749 by the Knights of St John 4 In May 2010 it was announced that the marina would be privatised Operation transferred to the Harbour Management Company Limited who intend to modernise the marina 5 The Gleneagles Bar which stands next to the original jetty in the harbour was constructed as a cabin for ferry passengers in 1732 and has a unique sloping roof 1 Transport editMġarr is linked by ferry services to Ċirkewwa and Valletta on Malta and to the island of Comino 6 7 8 Buses run to Victoria and Marsalforn 9 References edit a b Ghajnsielem com Mgarr Harbour www ghajnsielem com Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 2 February 2022 New Gozo ferry terminal inaugurated at Mgarr Maltamedia com Retrieved 2015 04 30 MEPA approves Mgarr terminal development Maltamedia com 2005 05 13 Retrieved 2015 04 30 Christopher Simpson Maltassist Malta Welcome to Mgarr Gozo Maltassist co uk Archived from the original on 2007 02 24 Retrieved 2015 04 30 Gozo News Com Gozonews com 2010 05 26 Retrieved 2015 04 30 Services terms and schemes Gozochannel com 1924 08 25 Retrieved 2015 04 30 Gozo Fast Ferry Retrieved 2022 07 02 Malta Getting Here Cominohotel com Retrieved 2015 04 30 1 Archived August 20 2010 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mġarr Harbour 36 01 33 N 14 17 43 E 36 02583 N 14 29528 E 36 02583 14 29528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mġarr Gozo amp oldid 1171616866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
