Villatico 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.
Documents dating from 1239 prove the existence of a
mill
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located in Villatico.
After a flood in 1496 destroyed the town of St. George (now Colico Piano), Villatico became the largest town in the Colico area. Meanwhile, devotion for St.
Bernardino of Siena
Bernardino of Siena, OFM (8 September 138020 May 1444), also known as Bernardine, was an Italian priest and Franciscan missionary preacher in Italy. He was a systematizer of Scholastic economics. His preaching, his book burnings, and his " bon ...
, known for curing the plague victims.
In the 18th century, after the plague ended, the first harbor built in the town and Colico Piano became increasingly important.
Sights include the church of San Bernardino of Siena.
Notable people from Villatico
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Maria Laura Mainetti
Maria Laura Mainetti (born Teresina Elsa Mainetti; 20 August 1939 – 6 June 2000) was an Italian Catholic sister from the Sisters of the Cross institute. Mother superior of a convent in Chiavenna that specialised in helping juvenile delinque ...
, Roman Catholic nun and victim of a satanic human sacrifice, who was declared a martyr and subsequently beatified
Bibliography
*Giovanni Del Tredici, Elena Fattarelli, ''Colico e il Monte Legnone – Sentieri e Storia'', CAI Colico, 2007
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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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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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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 ...
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Frazioni of the Province of Lecco
Colico
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