Felino
Felino | |
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Comune di Felino | |
![]() Castle of Felino | |
![]() Felino within the Province of Parma | |
Coordinates: 44°41′36.8″N 10°14′31.2″E / 44.693556°N 10.242000°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 | |
• 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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | 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
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Main sights
[edit]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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Museo_del_Salame_-_Felino_%28PR%29_-_L%27ingresso_del_Castello.jpg/220px-Museo_del_Salame_-_Felino_%28PR%29_-_L%27ingresso_del_Castello.jpg)
Twin towns
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 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
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website (in Italian)
- Felino: Google Map on Panoramio