Reggio Emilia Apennines: Felina in the foreground and in the background the Pietra di Bismantova.
Feline (The Flèina or F'lina dialect reggiano) located 664 m above sea level, is a place in the town of Castelnuovo Monti, the province of Reggio Emilia. The portion most important after the capital as part of the town. 2,229 registered inhabitants in 2004. The village lies at the foot of the mountain known as "salami Felina" for its shape rounded cone located NE of the country. The town was once crossed by the Strada del Cerreto, frequented since Roman times, but now the new bypass route avoids the passage within the country. Some scholars trace the Byzantine era the foundation of the country which, although small, had to play an important role among the small villages of the Apennines Reggiano, for its strategic position along the Via del Cerreto. The first mention of the settlement dates back to 870, the date on which it is assigned the first written document found in the historical archives, a notification of the sale of the courts of Felina and Malliaco (now Malliago) carried by Emperor Louis II to Supposed his vassal. Around the tenth century, Felina and the courts of neighboring Villola Cagnola and pass to the powerful family Attonidi, which sees the apogee of its greatness with the Countess Matilda of Canossa. Around the mid of the next century Matilde gives the territory of the monastery of Canossa Felina, making it home to the Curia, confirming the political importance and the maintenance of its municipal organization. The following period saw the alternation in the control of the village between the House of Este and several smaller families as Banzola, Molza and Nails read more :
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