Vercurago

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
Comune
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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
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Main sights

The castle of the Unnamed

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]