Felino

This article is about the Italian municipality. For the Mexican professional wrestler, see El Felino. For the military exercise conducted by the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, see Felino Exercise. For the subfamily of Felidae, see Felinae.

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):

Village	Population	Elevation
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

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

Entrance to the castle Entrance to the castle  Towers of the castle Towers of the castle  Museum of Salami Museum of Salami

Twin towns

• Cumières, France

External links

• (Italian) Felino official website
• Felino: Google Map on Panoramio