About
Fontana
Fontana, known by locals as it-Triq tal-Għajn, literally, the way to the spring, took its name from a bountiful spring known as il-Għajn il-Kbira, the major spring, at the periphery of the inhabited area. Fontana is Italian for spring. Fontana is a suburb of Ir-Rabat, part of the city of Victoria, lying on the Rabat–Xlendi road. People inhabited the area since very early times due to the easily available fresh water from this and other springs. At a time when running water was unheard off, people from Ir-Rabat flocked to these springs to wash their clothes and a trickle do so to this day. Most of the fishermen that operated from Ix-Xlendi lived in Fontana. The parish church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Il-Fontana, magħrufa min-nies tal-lokal bħala: It-Triq tal-Għajn, jiġifieri, it-triq li tiegħu għall-għajn, ħadet isimha minn nixxiegħa abbundanti magħrufa bħala il-Għajn il-Kbira, in-nixxiegħa l-kbira, fit-trufijiet tal-parti abitata. Il-kelma Fontana, mit-Taljan, tfisser sewwa sew nixxiegħa. Il-Fontana hi subborg tar-Rabat, parti mill-Belt Victoria, u jinsab fit-triq li mir-Rabat tieħu għax-Xlendi. In-nies bdew joqogħdu fl-inħawi minn żminijiet bikrin ħafna minħabba l-kwantità ta’ ilma ġieri minn din u minn nixxigħat oħra. Fi żmien meta fid-djar ma kienx jeżisti l-ilma ġieri, in-nies mir-Rabat kien jfittxu dawn l-għejjun biex jaħslu ħwejjiġhom u xi wħud għadhom jagħmlu hekk sal-lum. Il-biċċa l-kbira tas-sajjieda li kienu jsalpaw mix-Xlendi kienu jgħixu l-Fontana. Il-knisja parrokkjali hija ddedikata lill-Qalb Imqaddsa ta’ Ġesù.
