Santa Maria di Licodia

Santa Maria di Licodia
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Catania  (CT)
Local name	Santa Marìa di Licuddìa / Fuddia
Coordinates	37 ° 37 '  N , 14 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 37 '0 "  N , 14 ° 54' 0"  E
height	442  m slm
surface	26 km²
Residents	7,581 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	292 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	95038
prefix	095
ISTAT number	087047
Popular name	Licodiesi or Licodesi
Patron saint	San Giuseppe
Website	Santa Maria di Licodia

Santa Maria di Licodia is a city in the metropolitan city of Catania in the region of Sicily in Italy with 7581 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Santa Maria di Licodia is located 28 kilometers northwest of Catania on the southern slope of Mount Etna . The residents mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Biancavilla , Paternò and Ragalna .

history

In 1160 a Benedictine abbey was established here . The village developed around this abbey.

Buildings

Church of SS. Crocifisso

In Santa Maria di Licodia

• Abbey, renovated in 1648, now the seat of the town hall
• Church of SS. Crocifisso, arose from two adjacent churches
• Cherubim fountain, built in 1757

Out of town

• Remains of an aqueduct that supplied Catania with water

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria di Licodia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Page of Santa Maria di Licodia (Italian)