Laghetto is a
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
of the
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of
Colico
Colico ( Comasque: or ; la, Colicum) is a city in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake. Colico is the most important city in the northern part of Lake Co ...
,
Lombardy
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, northern
Italy
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.
Laghetto is a new name designed to combine many places, such as Borgonuovo, Fiumarga, La Cà and Corte, in a single village, the name officially appearing in 1770. In 1760 began the migration of some families who lived in
Olgiasca
Olgiasca is a frazione of the comune of Colico (Province of Lecco), northern Italy. It is located in the eponymous peninsula on the northern eastern shore of the Lake Como.
A manse, consisting of the hill of Olgiasca in 1241 was leased from the ch ...
following a tax dispute with the
Austrian
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.
Sights include the church of
Saint Fidelis of Como.
Sources
*Giovanni Del Tredici, Elena Fattarelli, ''Colico e il Monte Legnone – Sentieri e Storia'', CAI Colico, 2007
See also
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Colico
Colico ( Comasque: or ; la, Colicum) is a city in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake. Colico is the most important city in the northern part of Lake Co ...
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Villatico
Villatico is a ''frazione'' of the comune of Colico, Lombardy, northern Italy.
Documents dating from 1239 prove the existence of a mill located in Villatico.
After a flood in 1496 destroyed the town of St. George (now Colico Piano), Villatico beca ...
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Curcio
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Olgiasca
Olgiasca is a frazione of the comune of Colico (Province of Lecco), northern Italy. It is located in the eponymous peninsula on the northern eastern shore of the Lake Como.
A manse, consisting of the hill of Olgiasca in 1241 was leased from the ch ...
Frazioni of the Province of Lecco
Colico
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