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]

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″N 10°14′31.2″E
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(s)	Felinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43035
Dialing code	0521
Website	Official website

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]

Main sights

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

Twin towns

• Cumières, France[9]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felino.

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

На других языках

[es] Felino (Italia)

[ru] Фелино