Din l-Art Ħelwa

Din l-Art Ħelwa
National Trust of Malta
Offices in Valletta
Abbreviation DLĦ
Formation 9 July 1968 (1968-07-09)
Founder Maurice Caruana Curran[1]
Legal status NGO
Purpose Maltese heritage
Location
  • Palazzo Nobile, 133, Melita Street, Valletta
Official language
Maltese and English
Executive President
 Simone Mizzi
Key people
 Fiona Vella
Website dinlarthelwa.org

Din l-Art Ħelwa (English: National Trust of Malta) is a non-governmental and non-profit, voluntary organisation founded in 1968, by Maltese Judge Maurice Caruana Carron, to safeguard Malta's cultural heritage and natural environment.[2] Since its foundation, Din l-Art Ħelwa has restored numerous cultural sites of historic and environmental importance. The organisation promotes the preservation and protection of historic buildings and monuments, the character of Malta's towns and villages, and places of natural beauty. They stimulate the enforcement of existing laws and the enactment of new ones for the protection of Malta's natural and built heritage.[1]

Name and offices

The name of the organization is derived from the first verse of L-Innu Malti, Malta's national anthem: "Lil din l-art ħelwa..." (This fair land).[1] Letter Ħ is part of Maltese alphabet.

The offices of Din l-Art Ħelwa are found at 133 Melita Street, Valletta.[3]

Properties managed

DLĦ flag at Mamo Tower in Marsaskala
A Din l-Art Ħelwa plaque at Għallis Tower

Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following properties under its care in Malta:[4]

Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following property under its care in Gozo:

Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following properties under its care in Comino:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Uwe Jens Rudolf; Warren G. Berg (2010). Historical Dictionary of Malta (2 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 68. ISBN 9780810873902.
  2. ↑ Thake, Conrad (2014). David Mallia, ed. "Architecture in Post-Independence Malta: Past, Present and Future" (PDF). Melita Historica. Book Distributors Limited. 16 (3): 100. ISSN 1021-6952.
  3. ↑ "Notte Bianca Malta 2011, Valletta". Malta.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  4. ↑ http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-07-13/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Din-l-Art-Helwa-50-years-of-protecting-heritage-July-1965-July-2015-6736138793
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