About Fontana [2 of 10]

The coat-of-arms of Fontana are: or a fountain, represented in heraldry by a disc of white and blue alternating horizontal wavy lines, on gold shield. Up to 1993, the emblem consisted of three arches — the arches that once stood above another spring known as il-Għajn tal-Loġoġ — with water gushing from under the middle arch, on a sky-blue field. A red heart in the middle of a gold chief referred to the dedication of the parish.

The Latin motto of the village is Inundatione Ferax, that is Fertile through inundation — Għammiela għax bl-ilma ġieri. This motto suits the village perfectly. The fields on the outskirts of the village are very fertile, due to their proximity to the springs.

Copyright Joseph Bezzina 2005