Fungus Rock , sometimes known as Mushroom Rock , and among the Maltese as Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral (English: The General's Rock ), is a small islet in the form of a 60-metre-high (200 ft) massive lump of limestone at the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra , on the coast of Gozo , itself an island in the Maltese archipelago . It is located at 36°02′45″N 14°11′27″E / 36.04583°N 14.19083°E / 36.04583; 14.19083 and falls within the jurisdiction of the town of San Lawrenz .
12-797: (Redirected from SLZ ) [REDACTED] Look up slz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SLZ , slz or variation , may refer to: Places [ edit ] San Lawrenz (postal code SLZ ), Malta Solari railway station (station code SLZ ), Khordha, Odisha, India Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (IATA airport code SLZ ), São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil San Lorenzo High School (SLz), Ashland, California, USA San Lorenzo Unified School District (SLz USD), Ashland, California, USA Other uses [ edit ] Scholzite (mineral code Slz ), see List of mineral symbols Ma'ya language (ISO 639 code slz ) SLZ Group ,
24-519: A Swiss financial services company Super Luza (ICAO airline code SLZ ), an Angolan airline; see List of airline codes (S) Schweizerische Lehrerzeitung (SLZ), a Swiss newspaper published by Conzett & Huber (publishing house) See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "slz" , "s-lz" , "sl-z" , or "s-l-z" on Misplaced Pages. San Lorenzo ( sLz ), Spanish for Saint Lawrence São Luiz ( sLz ), Portuguese for Saint Louis Topics referred to by
36-456: Is a nature reserve. However, the shoreline nearby is accessible to bathers and the sea provides perfect snorkeling . Divers may experience big rocks, tiny caverns and swim-throughs along with varied species that swim around the vicinity of the rock. The sunset can be photographed through the opening in Fungus Rock, but only from the inlet anchorage, and only during seasons when the sun descends
48-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages San Lawrenz San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta , on the island of Gozo . Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality. It has a population of 748, as of March 2014. The Dwejra nature reserve is administratively part of the town. Prominent in
60-437: Is one of two Gozitan villages that have taken their name from that of their patron saint. The other is the nearby hamlet of Santa Luċija, Gozo . San Lawrenz was established a parish on 15 March 1893. Before this date, the area was known as Ta' Ċangura . Most probably the site derived its name from a local family name or nickname. The date of origin of this area is not known. However the name Ta' Ċangura can be dated back to before
72-528: The Maltese Islands . The village's football team is called St. Lawrence Spurs . San Lawrenz is twinned with: Fungus Rock The Dwejra nature reserve is administratively part of the town. The Fungus Rock is a prominent landmark of the reserve, as was formerly the Azure Window , before its collapse on March 8, 2017. The Knights Hospitaller apparently discovered what is popularly known as
84-545: The Maltese fungus growing on the rock's flat top. This plant, which is a kind of parasitic flowering plant , not a fungus , has a repulsive smell. Doctors at the time believed that it had medicinal properties . The Knights used it as a styptic dressing for wounds and a cure for dysentery . They so prized it that they often gave gifts of it to distinguished noblemen and visitors to the Maltese islands. Grand Master Pinto decreed
96-527: The Siege of Gozo , that is, before July 1551. Until San Lawrenz was declared a parish in 1893, it formed part of the neighbourhood of Għarb . However, as time went by the people of San Lawrenz started to form a separate community and as a result they wanted their own church. The foundation stone for this new church was laid and consecrated by the Bishop Peter Pace on 21 November 1886. The relic of Saint Lawrence
108-565: The Rock out of bounds in 1746; trespassers risked a three-year spell as oarsmen in the Knights' galleys . He posted a permanent guard there and even built a precarious cable-car basket from the rock to the mainland, 50 metres (160 ft) away. He also ordered the sides smoothed to remove handholds. Pinto's efforts were perhaps unnecessary. Pharmacologists are studying the medical effects of Fucus coccineus melitensis today. Presently, Fungus Rock
120-532: The reserve is the Fungus Rock , and formerly also the Azure Window landmark before its collapse on March 8, 2017. It is built on a plain surrounded by three hills, Għammar , Gelmus and Ta' Dbieġi . The latter, Ta' Dbieġi, rises 195 metres above sea level and is Gozo's highest point. In the limits of San Lawrenz, there is also the bay of Dwejra , known for its strange geological faults. The village has retained its traditional and rural lifestyle. San Lawrenz
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#1732890804909144-513: Was placed under this stone. Every villager participated in the building of the church. The village feast of San Lawrenz is celebrated each year, in the warmest part of the Summer, namely around the first week of August. There is one restaurant, the village shop and the local bar (run by the local football club to raise funds). With a population of 748 people (as of March 2014), it is the second least populated village on Gozo and third least in all of
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