Licola

Licola is a land in the which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Licola railway station and Lake Avernus.

Railway station
Photo: Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the region of southern Italy, around 4 kilometres west of . It is near the volcanic field known as the and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc. is situated 4 km south of Licola.

Cave
Photo: Ruthven, CC0.
The is an ancient Roman tunnel nearly a kilometre in length connecting Lake Avernus with and dating from 38-36 BC. It was burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte Grillo by the architect Lucius Cocceius Auctus at the command of Agrippa who was in the process of converting the Lake into a military port, the . is situated 3 km south of Licola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumae and Baiae.

Village
Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was the first ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia on the mainland of Italy and was founded by settlers from in the 8th century BCE. It became a rich Roman city, the remains of which lie in and around modern Cuma, an area divided between the neighboring comuni of and , in the Metropolitan City of Naples, . is situated 4 km south of Licola.

Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the and now in the comune of . It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to , , and by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. is situated 6 km south of Licola.

Suburb
Photo: ARCHIsavio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a hamlet of which takes its name from . Since 2012, the area has been home to the , which was relocated from the Naples quarter of . is situated 6 km north of Licola.

Licola

Latitude
40.87202° or 40° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
14.05889° or 14° 3′ 32″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8FGPV3C5+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4140440774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13712852
Wiki­data ID
Q3832027
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Satellite Map

Discover Licola from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Licola” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Licola, Italy”
  • French: “Licola”
  • Hungarian: “Licola”
  • Italian: “Licola”
  • Neapolitan: “Licola”
  • Turkish: “Licola (Italy)”

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Localities in the Area

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