Parks
& Public Gardens
In
Zejtun we have five public gardens and three playing
fields. These are:-
1.
Luqa Briffa Garden built in 1802AD commissioned by the
British High Commissioner Alexander Ball, who has also
commissioned the construction of a number of gardens
in various towns and villages in Malta designed by a
Zejtun architect Mikiel Cachia on an Italian style.
Ball gave these gardens to the Leading Representatives
of the villages for their mission in the revolts against
the French. The Leading Representative of Zejtun was
Lieutenant Guze' Abela and in fact this garden is still
known as "Gnien tal-Kmandant". Writing underneath
the King George III of United Kingdom, coat of arms,
which is found on the main door entrance give us this
evidence. It did not take long since this garden began
to improve the horticulture of Malta and in fact it
was called "Giardino Botanico". Later on it
became known as "Gnien Luqa Briffa" for the
Maltese Hero in the Great Siege of 1565 but in 1999
the Town Council decided to give it the name of "Gnien
Mikiel Cachia" (1760-1839) Architect, Patriot and
one of the Maltese Leaders during the fight against
in the French between 1798-1800.
The
size of this garden is of 2,084m2 approximately.
2.
Gnien San Girgor is found in St. Thomas Bay Road and
was built in the early 70s. This is the biggest garden
found in Zejtun and enjoys one of the most magnificent
views of the southeast of Malta. In this garden one
finds an open theatre, the Regional Tribunal and a sports
center.
The
size of this garden is of 10,457m2 approximately.
3.
Gnien Ta' Brejgu is found in Mikiel Cachia Street and
was built in the late 80s. It is named for Consiglio
Ellul (1882-1967) known as Brejgu. He was very active
in voluntary work in connection with the parish church.
It is the intention of the Town Council to renovate
this garden.
The
size of this garden is of 2,008m2 approximately.
4.
Gnien Mikiel Anton Vassalli is found in front of the
Kindergarten Centre. This is the smallest garden in
Zejtun and was built in the late 80s. It is named after
Vassali who is the major contributor in the establishment
of Maltese as a language.
The
size of this garden is of 818m2 approximately.
5.
Gnien San Martin is found in Toni Zahra Street and also
in Gebel San Martin Housing Estate. It was built in
the late 80s and in named for the zone that forms part
of it. In this garden one can find a playing field.
The
size of this garden is of 2,172m2 approximately.
6. In Labour Road, one finds a playing field built in
the 70s. In 1996, the Town Council took care to maintain
the accessories of playing field. It is the Town Council's
intention to pave the floor area of this playing field
and embellish the area.
The
size of this playing field is of 411m2 approximately.
7.
Crieki Garden distinguishes itself as one of the few gardens which was planned on a specific theme. Plans by architect Peter Zammit present the theme of circles within circles, representing the social and biological aspects of human life. Apart from leisure and entertainment the garden will provide an edifying experience to visitors, through the three works of art by artist Joseph Barbara representing a trilogy to life: "Ic-Crieki ta' l-Univers, Radial Construction" (The Circles of the Universe), "Ic-Crieki Olimipici, Homage to the Olympics" (The Olympic Circles), and "Ic-Crieki tax-Xoghol, Past Present, Future" (The Circles of Work), together form a trilogy for human life: Nature, Passion and Reason, respectively. During our journey as citizens of a collective universe, we are incessantly bound by the essentiality to strike a balance between the three. This was a joint project between the Ministry for Family and Social Solidarity and the Zejtun Local Council. This garden is situated between Ta' Ganza housing estate and San Girgor housing estate and covers around 3,000 square metres of land.
8.
There are also plans to construct a new cactus/rock
garden in Gebel San
Martin housing estate.
Soft
Areas
Total
area of public soft areas in Zejtun amounts to 8,229m2.
In the near future the Town Council plans to embark
on an afforestation project at Strejnu area.
Streets
There are 360 streets in Zejtun: 315 urban and 45 non-urban/rural
streets. The urban streets amount to a total length
of 35 thousand metres and cover around 267 thousand
metres square of land. The non-urban streets amount
to a total length of about 10 thousand metres.
Street
Lighting
