Qrendi, one of Malta's oldest villages on the South side of the Island, is flanked to the North by Mqabba, on the East by Zurrieq and on the West by Siggiewi. Qrendi is 11 km to the South of Valletta and 4 km North to Malta International Airport. Population is just over 2,500. The South side of the village is mainly agricultural and garigue land which leeds to the World famous Temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra. It also leeds to the picturesque Wied iz-Zurrieq from where trips to the Blue Grotto operate during daytime.

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2. What was the origin of Qrendi?

The first inhabitants dates back to 3800BC - the Temple Age followed by the Phenicians in the Bronze Age (2500BC). Although Qrendi enters the realm of written history in the year 1417, it was a habited site much earlier. Within the bounds of Qrendi we find the magnificent and world famous Temples of Mnajdra and Hagar Qim built during the Temple Age. In the Bronze Age, the Temple people were replaced by the Phoenicians, then by the Carthaginians, the Roman and the Byzantine Empires. Remains of shaft graves, field catacombs and archeological evidence testify long ago habitation.

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3. Why Qrendi?

The name Qrendi is probably derived from the word 'Kebir' - 'Grandi' - 'Crendi' - 'Qrendi'. The village motto is 'Tyrium Dirutas Servo Moles' (I conserve the buildings of the Phenicians).

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4. What is the Qrendi Local Council?

The Qrendi Local Councils is made up of a Mayor, Vice Mayor and three Councillors all elected in a local election which takes place every three years in March. The Council is the Local Government responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of local roads, gardens and footpaths, etc. The Administration is carried out from the Council Offices in Church Street, lead by an Executive Secretary and an Executive Officer.