Felino

Comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna

For other uses, see Felino (disambiguation).

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Felino

Comune

Comune di Felino

Castle of Felino

Felino within the Province of Parma

Location of Felino

Felino

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Felino

Felino (Emilia-Romagna)

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Coordinates: 44°41′36.8″N 10°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

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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

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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]

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Barbiano  |

366 m

Ca' Cotti  |

174 m

Ca' Gialla  |

108

164 m

Ca' Roma  |

153 m

Casale  |

339

150 m

La Resga  |

163 m

Monticello  |

365 m

Parigi |

180 m

Poggio  |

266

262 m

San Michele de' Gatti  |

319

220 m

San Michele Tiorre |

1,495

186 m

Sant'Ilario Baganza  |

286 m

Soragnola  |

247 m

## Main sights

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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

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* Cumières, France[9]

## See also

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* Felino Castle

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ a b (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. ^ a b c (in Italian) The frazioni of Felino (Portale Abruzzo)
8. ^ a b c (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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felino.

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

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