Birgu

BIRGU Country : Malta Region : South Eastern Region Also : Città Vittoriosa Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":9,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":35.8877499999999969304553815163671970367431640625,"lon":14.5238700000000005019273885409347712993621826171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

Maltese	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The town was named the victorious city as it withstood the Turkish Siege in the 1565. This is also reflected in the arms.

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  The arms on a lottery ticket

Literature:

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