See also: Valetta (homonymy)

Valetta ( Valletta as Maltese and English) (population: 6.135 inhabitants In 2005), is the Capitale of the Republic of Malta and the principal city of the island.

It is a city of the 16th century including/understanding of many buildings of the time of the Chevaliers of the Holy Hospital Jean of Jerusalem, which controlled the city and the island during long centuries.

More precisely, the current Maltese capital was founded by an Order of Chevalier S, named sometimes Hospital Chevaliers '', '' Chevaliers of St-Jean '', '' Chevaliers of Rhodos , and more recently, Chevaliers about Malta . Created towards 1080 with Jerusalem, then under Western domination Christian, the Ordre of Hospital the was charged to help and look after the pilgrims come to collect in Holy Land. In 1310, Jerusalem falls down under Othoman domination and the Knights are constrained to take refuge with Rhodos, from where their new name of Ordre of Rhodos. Driven out again in 1523, they obtained Charles Quint (with the blessing of the pope Clément VII), the possession of the island of Malta. Meanwhile, the Order developed establishments (kinds of subsidiary companies), a little everywhere in Europe. And it is in 1566, one year after the seat of the island by the Othoman S in 1565 that Valetta will be set up on the hill of the Xiberras, former Masters of the island, like a strong castle in order to contain any military intervention of the Othoman . The city owes its name with its founder, Grand Main of about a time: Jean Parisot of Valette (French).

The city comprises several churches; most known is the Co-Cathedral of Saint Jean , formerly called the church of the Knights; it shelters many monuments, of which the old Palate of the Large Masters (nowadays Maltese Parliament), and the national museum of beautiful arts.

With 320 monuments on a surface of 55 hectares, Valetta constitutes the strongest historical concentration in the world. This natural port, one of deepest of Europe, was with the crossroads of the sea routes.

The city is registered on the list of the World heritage of UNESCO since 1980.

Municipality

The mayor of Valette is Dr. Paul Borg Olivier since 1999. He is member of the nationalist Parti, which is majority with the Council of the City.

See too

External bond

• Valetta, capital about Malta by Alain Blondy, professor at the university of Paris Iv-Sorbonne.
• a harbor cosmopolitanism: Valetta and Three-cities at the time modern ({{S|XVI|E|-|XVII|E}} S) by Anne Brogini, Books of Urmis
• GuideToMalta.net - Valletta (in English)

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