Felino

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

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Location of Felino

44°41′36.8″N 10°14′31.2″E / 44.693556°N 10.242000°E / 44.693556; 10.242000CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceParma (PR)FrazioniBarbiano, Ca' Cotti, Ca' Gialla, Ca' Roma, Casale, La Resga, Monticello, Parigi, Poggio, San Michele de' Gatti, San Michele Tiorre, Sant'Ilario Baganza, SoragnolaGovernment

• MayorElisa LeoniArea

^[1]

• Total38.3 km² (14.8 sq mi)Elevation

180 m (590 ft)Population

(31 July 2017)^[2]

• Total8,860 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)DemonymFelinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

43035

Dialing code0521WebsiteOfficial 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]}

Twin towns

Cumières, France^[9]

References

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