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| Comune di Santa Maria di Licodia | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Catania (CT) |
| Mayor | Salvatore Rasà |
| Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Area | 26 km² (10 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | 6,745 |
| - Density | 259/km² (671/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Licodiesi or Licodesi |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Postal code | 95038 |
| Frazioni | Schettino |
| Patron | St. Joseph |
| - Day | Last Sunday in August |
| Website: www.comune.santamariadilicodia.ct-egov.it | |
Santa Maria di Licodia is a town and comune in eastern Sicily, in the province of Catania, southern Italy.
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History
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.
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 m wide at the base, and 3 m 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 the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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