Licata

Licata is a city in the province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily.

Location and data

Licata located 47 kilometers southeast of Agrigento on the coast. Here live 38 057 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012), who mainly work in agriculture and in industry. In addition, there are jobs in the service sector and tourism.

Licata is on the railway line Caltanissetta Gela - Syracuse. From the port of Licata from, a major export port in Sicily, there is a boat connection to Valletta in Malta.

The neighboring municipalities are Butera (CL) Camastra, Campobello di Licata, Naro, Palma di Montechiaro and Ravanusa.

History

The territory was inhabited in the Palaeolithic period. 280 BC moved Phintias of Akragas here the inhabitants of the then ruined city Gela and founded the city of " Phintiades ".

Among the Romans a harbor was built in Licata, who made the city an important commercial center and hub for wheat. The city was plundered by the Turks in 1553. She recovered and was expanded to the northwest.

Structures

Although Licata today an industry primarily - and commercial city, the city offers some of the sights.

In the resort

• The San Francesco Church and the Franciscan monastery were built in the 16th century.
• The San Domenico church dates from the 17th century. Inside is a painting by Filippo Paladini.
• The church del Carmine with the Carmelite monastery dates from the 18th century and was built to a design by Giovanni Biagio Amico. Here are the relics of St. Angelus.
• The City Palace in the Art Nouveau style is located in Piazza Progresso and is the work of Ernesto Basile.
• In the Archaeological Museum finds from the urban area are exhibited. There are exhibits from the Greek period, from the Middle Ages and the 17th and 18th centuries

Outside the village

• On the summit of Sant 'Angelo a hill fort lies with a tower dating from the 17th century. Below the castle is the church of Santa Maria la Vetere.
• The excavations at the Sant ' Angelo Hill can be visited, were found traces of settlements and graves.
• The fort Falconara is a castle from the 15th century. The castle is located about 20 kilometers west between Gela and Licata right on the coast.

Twinning

Consist twinning with clean home, a town in the district of Darmstadt- Dieburg in Hesse, with Fiirstenwalde a town in the Oder-Spree district and with Cestas in France.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Angelo Italia, (1628-1701), Baroque architect
• Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi, (1903-1936), Italian- American mobster
• Rosa Balistreri, (1927-1990), folk singer
• Lara Cardella, (born 1969 ), writer