Santa Maria di Licodia
Comune in Sicily, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comune in Sicily, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Maria di Licodia (Sicilian: Santa Marìa di Licuddìa ) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, eastern Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santa Maria di Licodia | |
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Comune di Santa Maria di Licodia | |
Coordinates: 37°37′N 14°54′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
Frazioni | Schettino |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvatore Carmelo Mastroianni |
Area | |
• 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 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.
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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.
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