Felino

Felino 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.

History

The town developed around the castle, built in 9th century, and the municipality was established in 1806.

Geography

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

It counts 13 hamlets (frazioni):

Demographics

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.

Gallery

Twin towns

Cumières, France

References

External links

Felino (album)

Felino is the only album by Norwegian electronica and tango group Electrocutango, sometimes labeled as Neotango or tango nuevo. It was first released in 2004 by Musikkoperatørene/Rapid Productions, and because of its international success, re-released in 2006 by the Argentine label Random Records and distributed in the US by Larry Dee Entertainment. The music consists of a mixture of samples and acoustic tango, and 11 of the 14 tracks are composed by Sverre Indris Joner.

Track list

Personnel