Santa Maria di Licodia | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Santa Maria di Licodia | |
Tower of Palazzo Bruno
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Location of Santa Maria di Licodia in Italy | |
Coordinates: 37°37′N 14°54′E / 37.617°N 14.900°ECoordinates: 37°37′N 14°54′E / 37.617°N 14.900°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Province / Metropolitan city | Catania (CT) |
Frazioni | Schettino |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvatore Rasà |
Area | |
• Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,745 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Licodiesi or Licodesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 eastern Sicily, in the province of Catania, southern Italy.
Santa Maria di Lodia 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 BCE, which absorbed or incorporated an already existing Sicel town named Inessa.
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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.