Felino

For other uses, see Felino (disambiguation).

Felino
Comune
Comune di Felino
Castle of Felino
Felino within the Province of Parma
Location of Felino
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Coordinates: 44°41′36.8″N10°14′31.2″E / 44.693556°N 10.242000°E / 44.693556; 10.242000
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Parma (PR)
Frazioni	Barbiano, Ca' Cotti, Ca' Gialla, Ca' Roma, Casale, La Resga, Monticello, Parigi, Poggio, San Michele de' Gatti, San Michele Tiorre, Sant'Ilario Baganza, Soragnola
Government
• Mayor	Elisa Leoni
Area [1]
• Total	38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (31 July 2017) [2]
• Total	8,860
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Demonym	Felinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43035
Dialing code	0521
Website	Official website

Felino (Parmigiano: Flén) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Bologna and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Parma. As of 2011 it had a population of 8,621. ^[2]

History

The town developed around the castle, built in 9th century, ^[3] and the municipality was established in 1806. ^[4] The town is the traditional home of Salame di Felino, along with other cities in Parma.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Felino is in the western area of the Province of Parma, and its territory is part of the Boschi di Carrega Nature Park. ^[5] The municipality borders with Calestano, Langhirano, Parma and Sala Baganza. ^[6]

It counts 13 hamlets ( frazioni ): ^{[7] [8]}

Village	Population [7] [8]	Elevation [7] [8]
Barbiano	64	366 m
Ca' Cotti	29	174 m
Ca' Gialla	108	164 m
Ca' Roma	21	153 m
Casale	339	150 m
La Resga	31	163 m
Monticello	24	365 m
Parigi	21	180 m
Poggio	266	262 m
San Michele de' Gatti	319	220 m
San Michele Tiorre	1,495	186 m
Sant'Ilario Baganza	75	286 m
Soragnola	42	247 m

Main sights

The main attractions are a castle, Castello di Felino (dating to the 9th century AD and destroyed by Ludovico Sforza in 1483, but now restored) and the museum of salami, a typical food of the area.^{[ citation needed ]}

Towers of the castle.

Twin towns

• Cumières, France ^[9]

See also

• Felino Castle

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
3. (in Italian) History of Felino Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
4. (in Italian) History of San Michele Tiorre
5. (in Italian) Boschi di Carrega on parks.it
6. 43424 (x   j   a   h) Felino on OpenStreetMap
7. (in Italian) The frazioni of Felino (Portale Abruzzo)
8. (in Italian) The frazioni of Felino (Comuni e Città)
9. (in Italian) Twinnings of Felino (municipal website) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Felino: Google Map on Panoramio