{"id":5417,"date":"2020-11-10T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T09:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/da\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:38:20","slug":"feiten-over-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/nl\/facts-about-malta","title":{"rendered":"Feiten over Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Rivalen:<\/strong>\u00a0Hoewel Malta over het algemeen een vriendelijke bevolking heeft, waar buitenlanders geloven dat iedereen iedereen kent, kunnen mensen ook rivalen worden. Dit is meestal omwille van de schijn, maar een van de redenen is dat de beschermheiligen van de verschillende steden zo hoog staan aangeschreven dat als er meer dan \u00e9\u00e9n bij elke stad hoort, ze tijdens stadsfeesten 'vijanden' worden als ze een andere heilige steunen dan de anderen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto's:<\/strong> Het land Malta is slechts 316 vierkante kilometer groot en er wonen maar ongeveer 450.000 mensen op de eilanden die samen de eilandstaat vormen. Desondanks zijn er meer dan 300.000 auto's geregistreerd op Malta. Het is ook heel gewoon om een auto als 18e verjaardagscadeau te geven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Religie:<\/strong>\u00a0De Maltezen zijn erg gepassioneerd over hun geloof. Het katholicisme is zelfs zo belangrijk voor hen dat er bijna net zoveel kerken in Malta zijn als dagen in een jaar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natuur:<\/strong>\u00a0Het land is echt prachtig om te zien, maar wist je dat het land maar \u00e9\u00e9n, bijna onbeduidend bos heeft en dat er geen rivieren in het land zijn?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naam:<\/strong>\u00a0De naam 'Malta' zou afkomstig zijn van een Grieks woord dat 'honing' betekent. Malta staat ook bekend om de productie van honing die erg lekker smaakt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Landvast:<\/strong>\u00a0Het is bekend dat Malta uit verschillende eilanden bestaat, maar verschillende onderzoekers hebben zelfs getheoretiseerd dat het land ooit aan Sicili\u00eb vastzat. Dit is echter nog niet bewezen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Film:<\/strong>\u00a0Malta is zo mooi dat hier in de loop der jaren veel films zijn opgenomen. Hieronder vallen sc\u00e8nes voor films als 'Gladiator' en 'Troy'. Zelfs de tv-serie Game of Thrones heeft het land gebruikt voor opnames.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meertalig:<\/strong>\u00a0Malta is door de jaren heen door zoveel andere landen veroverd en be\u00efnvloed, dat het niet ongewoon is dat grote delen van de bevolking drie talen vloeiend spreken. Vaak spreken ze Maltees, Italiaans en Engels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stedelijke planning:<\/strong>\u00a0Veel oude steden zijn min of meer op eigen kracht ontstaan en hebben zich van daaruit verder ontwikkeld. Van de hoofdstad van Malta, Valletta, wordt gezegd dat het een van de eerste Europese steden was die werd ontworpen en gebouwd. Dit gebeurde al in 1565. De stad is ook maar 0,8 vierkante kilometer groot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melodigrandprix:<\/strong>\u00a0In Malta houden ze van veel dingen, maar ze houden vooral van het Europese Eurovisiesongfestival, ook wel bekend als Eurovisie.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6588 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2-1024x984.jpg\" alt=\"Malta Valletta\" width=\"1024\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2-1024x984.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.123fakta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malta-valletta-2.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Feit: De hoofdstad van Malta, Valletta, is waarschijnlijk een van de eerste Europese steden die werd gebouwd op basis van blauwdrukken. 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