Santa Maria di Licodia
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Santa Maria di Licodia | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Santa Maria di Licodia | |
Tower of Palazzo Bruno | |
Location of Santa Maria di Licodia | |
37°37′N 14°54′E / 37.617°N 14.900°E / 37.617; 14.900 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
Frazioni | Schettino |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvatore Carmelo Mastroianni |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 26.28 km2 (10.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 7,600 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Demonym | Licodiesi or Licodesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 95038 |
Dialing code | 095 |
Patron saint | St. Joseph |
Saint day | Last Sunday in August |
Website | Official website |
Santa Maria di Licodia (Sicilian: Santa Marìa di Licuddìa ) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, eastern Sicily, southern Italy.
History
Santa Maria di Licodia occupies traditionally the site of the ancient Aetna, a settlement founded by the colonists whom Hiero I of Syracuse had placed at Catania after their expulsion by the original inhabitants in 461 BC, which absorbed or incorporated an already existing Sicel town named Inessa.
Main sights
- Chiesa Madre (Mother Church). Of the original medieval building, a bell tower has remained
- Cherubim Fountain (1757)
- Casina del Cavaliere, a Benedictine convent of medieval origin, outside the town.
A large hoard of coins was found also outside Santa Maria di Licodia in 1891.
In the nearby district of Civita is a large elliptical area, enclosed by a wall of masses of lava, which is about 8.5 metres (28 ft) wide at the base and 3 metres (10 ft) high. The ground is covered with fragments of tiles and pottery of the classical period, and it is probably a hastily built encampment of historic times rather than a primitive fortification, as there are no prehistoric traces.
Twin towns
- Rabat, Malta
- Pisano Eteno, a frazione of Zafferana Etnea, Italy
- San Giuseppe di Ognina, Catania, Italy
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Santa Maria di Licodia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 189.
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