Olgiasca 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 ...
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Province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.
As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into ...
), northern Italy. It is located in the eponymous peninsula on the northern eastern shore of the
Lake Como
Lake Como ( it, Lago di Como , ; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Lagh de Còmm , ''Cómm'' or ''Cùmm'' ), also known as Lario (; after the la, Larius Lacus), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the thir ...
.
A manse, consisting of the hill of Olgiasca in 1241 was leased from the church of
St. Vincent
Saint Vincent may refer to:
People Saints
* Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr
* Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia
* Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305) ...
by
Gravedona
Gravedona was a comune of Como Province, Italy
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to
Piona Abbey
The Piona Priory or Piona Abbey,Observe Piona in Leonardo's Last Supper at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. is a religious complex on the Lecco bank of Lake Como in the territory of the municipality of Colico, northern Ita ...
. There was an intense agricultural activity.
In the 14th century was built the "Castel Mirabei", while in 17th century Olgiasca lost its autonomy and became part of Colico.
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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
Curcio is a part of the mainland of Colico, Lombardy, northern Italy.
The name Curcio is first mentioned in a slab dated 1585, which can still be seen as a part of the public washing fountain of the town.
The first church was built in 1842 and de ...
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Laghetto
Laghetto is a frazione of the comune of Colico, Lombardy, northern Italy.
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 176 ...
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Frazioni of the Province of Lecco
Colico
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