Vercurago
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Vercurago (Bergamasque: Vercürach) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Lecco. Vercurago borders the following municipalities: Calolziocorte, Erve, Garlate, Lecco, Olginate.
Vercurago
Vercürach | |
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Views on Vercurago | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Vercurago Location within Lombardy  Vercurago Location within Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′0″N 9°25′0″E | |
| Sovereign State | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Lecco |
| Settled by Longobards | 814[1] as Vercoriaco |
| Frazioni | Somasca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Carlo Greppi (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 2,817 |
| • Density | 1,325/km2 (3,430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vercuraghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode (CAP) | 23808 |
| Area code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | LC |
| Land registry code | L751 |
| Patron saint | San Gerolamo Emiliani, Saints Gervasius and Protasius |
| Festivity day | 8 February |
| Website | |
Main sights
In Vercurago lies the Castle of the Francesco Bernardino Visconti, the Unnamed of Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed, a powerful lord to whom the main villain, Don Rodrigo, turns to abduct the heroine Lucia.[3]
