Din l-Art Ħelwa
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| Abbreviation | DLĦ |
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| Formation | 9 July 1965 |
| Founder | Maurice Caruana Curran |
| Legal status | NGO |
| Purpose | Maltese heritage |
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Official language | Maltese and English |
Executive President | Simone Mizzi |
Key people | Fiona Vella |
| Website |
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Din l-Art Ħelwa, National Trust of Malta, is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary organisation founded in 1965 to safeguard Malta's cultural heritage and natural environment. Since its foundation, Din l-Art Ħelwa has restored numerous cultural sites of historic and environmental importance. The organisation promotes the preservation and protection of historic buildings and monuments, the character of Malta's towns and villages, and places of natural beauty. They stimulate the enforcement of existing laws and the enactment of new ones for the protection of Malta's natural and built heritage.
The name of the organization is derived from the first verse of L-Innu Malti, Malta's national anthem: "Lil din l-art ħelwa..." (to this sweet land).
Properties
Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following properties under its care in Malta:
- Foresta 2000 afforestation site, Mellieħa
- Wignacourt Tower, St Paul's Bay
- Saint Mark's Tower, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq
- Garden of Rest, Floriana
- Mamo Tower, Marsaskala
- Għallis Tower, Salina
- Saint Agatha's Tower (the Red Tower), Mellieħa
- Delimara Lighthouse, Delimara
- Chapel of the Annunciation, Ħal-Millieri, Żurrieq
- St. John the Evangelist chapel, Hal Millieri, Żurrieq
- Chapel of St Roque, Żebbuġ
- St Mary's Chapel, Bir Miftuħ
Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following property under its care in Gozo:
Din l-Art Ħelwa has the following properties under its care in Comino: