Victoria (Il-Belt Victoria, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as Rabat (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title Città Victoria, is an administrative unit of Malta, and the main town on Gozo,. Victoria has a total population of 6,901 (as of March 2014), and by population, is the largest locality in Gozo.
The area around the town, situated on a hill near the centre of the island, has been settled since Neolithic times. Victoria is the name given on 10 June 1887 by the British government on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, at the request of Pietro Monsignor Pace, Bishop of Gozo (Monsignor Pace later became Sir Pietro Monsignor Pace, Titular Archbishop of Rhodes and Bishop of Malta). However, many Gozitans, mainly older Gozitans, still often refer to it by the name Rabat. It is usually known as Rabat, Gozo to distinguish it from the town of Rabat on the main island of Malta.
The Cittadella, including:
Gozo Museum of Archaeology
Gran Castello Historic House (Folklore Museum)
Natural Science Museum
Old Prison
St George's Basilica (St George's Square)
Heart of Gozo: Il-Hagar Museum (St George's Square)
War Memorial (Independence Square)
Banca Giuratale (Independence Square)
St Francis' Church (St Francis Square)
War shelter under the Cittadella (Cittadella)
War Shelter under Triq id-Dejqa (Narrow Street)
War Shelter under St Augustine's Square (St Augustine's Convent)
Churches in Victoria
St Mary's Cathedral
St. George's Basilica, Malta
St Francis Conventual Church (Franciscan Friars)
St James the Greater Church
Nativity of Mary Church (Savina)
St Augustine Church (Augustinian Friars)
St John Bosco Oratory Church
St Martha's Church
Annunciation Church
Cana Movement Church
Good Shepherd Church
Manresa Church (Jesuits)
Our Lady of Grace Church (Capuchin Friars)
Our Lady Help of Christians Church (Salesian Nuns)
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Franciscan Nuns)
Our Lady of Pompei Church (Dominican Nuns)
St Barbara's Church (Citadel)
St Joseph's Church (Citadel)
Immaculate Conception Church (Seminary)
Nazareth Chapel (Poor Clares)
Cittadella (Gozo)
In the heart of Victoria lies the Cittadella (Citadel), formerly known as il Castello, which has been the centre of activity of the island since possibly Neolithic times, but is known to be first fortified during the Bronze Age c.