Felino

Felino

Felino

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

For other uses, see Felino (disambiguation).

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]

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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]

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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]

Towers of the castle.

Twin towns

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. [3]
    (in Italian) History of Felino Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    (in Italian) History of San Michele Tiorre
  5. [5]
    (in Italian) Boschi di Carrega on parks.it
  6. [6]
    43424 (x a j h) Felino on OpenStreetMap
  7. [7]
    (in Italian) The frazioni of Felino (Portale Abruzzo)
  8. [8]
    (in Italian) The frazioni of Felino (Comuni e Città)
  9. [9]
    (in Italian) Twinnings of Felino (municipal website) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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