Santa Maria di Licodia
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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 | |
| Elevation | 442 m |
| Area | 26 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2001) | 6,745 |
| - Density | 259/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Licodiesi or Licodesi |
| Dialing code | 095 |
| Postal code | 95038 |
| Patron | St. Joseph |
| - Day | Last Sunday in August |
Santa Maria di Licodia is a town and commune of Sicily, in the province of Catania, Italy.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Main sights
A large hoard of coins was found here 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.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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