Santa Maria di Licodia

Santa Maria di Licodia is a city in the Province of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, with 7377 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

Location and data

Santa Maria di Licodia located 28 km northwest of Catania on the southern slopes of Mount Etna. The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Bianca Villa, Paternò and Ragalna.

History

In 1160 here was a Benedictine abbey. The village developed in the context of this abbey.

Structures

In Santa Maria di Licodia

  • Abbey, renovated in 1648, now the Town Hall
  • Church of the Holy Crucifix, created from two adjacent churches built
  • Cherubimbrunnen, built in 1757

Outside the village

  • Remains of an aqueduct which supplied Catania with water
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