Senglea

Senglea L-Isla Città Invicta, Civitas Invicta
City and local council
From top: Skyline, typical street, Parish Church, Gardjola, Land Front
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Civitas Invicta (Belt Qatt Mirbuħa) (Unconquered City)
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Coordinates: 35°53′16″N 14°31′1″E / 35.88778°N 14.51694°E / 35.88778; 14.51694
Country	Malta
Region	South Eastern Region
District	Southern Harbour District
Borders	Cospicua
Government
• Mayor	Clive Pulis (PL)
Area
• Total	0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)
• Total	2,720
• Density	14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Senglean (m), Sengleana (f), Sengleani (pl) Isolan (m), Isolana (f), Isolani (pl)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	ISL
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-20
Patron saint	Marija Bambina Christ the Redeemer
Day of festa	8 September Third Sunday of June
Website	Official website

Senglea (Maltese: L-Isla [ˈlɪslɐ]), also known by its title Città Invicta (or Civitas Invicta), is a fortified city in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people. The city's title Città Invicta was given because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. The name Senglea comes from the Grand Master who built it Claude de la Sengle and gave the city a part of his name. While Senglea is the 52nd most populated locality on the island, due to its incredibly small land area, it is the 2nd most densely populated locality after Sliema.

In Senglea, locals speak the Cottonera dialect.

Senglea was part of a town named Birmula. When the order of St John came to Malta they planned to build 3 cities from this land. It started from Senglea, then Vittoriosa and Cospicua. The rest of the land was named Cottonera and it was surrounded with the Cottonera lines.