About
Kerċem
The village of Kerċem, on the South West of Victoria, is located between the picturesque valley of Lunzjata and the hills of Tal-Mixta, Ta’ Għar Ilma and Ta’ Dbieġi. The boundaries reach as far as Għadira ta’ San Raflu, the cliffs of Xlendi and Ta’ Pinu’s Road. The first time that “Kerċem” was mentioned was in the year 1587, and among the historians who gave an interpretation to this word were Canon Ġann Piet Franġisk Agius de Soldanis, Dunstan G. Bellanti, and more recently Mons. Dr Joseph Bezzina, who says he agrees with De Soldanis, that the word “Kerċem” is derived from some nickname of a family who could, long ago, have lived in these parts.
Ir-raħal ta’ Kerċem, fil-Lbiċ tar-Rabat Għawdex, jinsab bejn il-wied pittoresk tal-Lunzjata u l-għoljiet Tal-Mixta, Ta’ Għar Ilma u Ta’ Dbieġi. Il-konfini ta’ Kerċem jaslu sal-Għadira ta’ San Raflu, l-irdumijiet tax-Xlendi u Triq Ta’ Pinu. L-ewwel darba li ssemma “Kerċem” kien fis-sena 1587, u fost l-istoriċi li taw interpretazzjoni lil din il-kelma kien hemm il-kanonku Ġann Piet Franġisk Agius de Soldanis, Dunstan G. Bellanti, u aktar riċenti Mons. Dr Joseph Bezzina, li jgħid li jaqbel ma’ De Soldanis, li l-kelma “Kerċem” ġejja minn xi laqam ta’ familja li setgħet, żmien twil ilu, kienet tgħix f’dawn l-inħawi.
