Frignano's Parl
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The territory of the Park is nearly entire identifiable with that one of the Frignano, comprised the entire Modena's Appennine.

The name “Frignano” is made to go back to the antichi inhabitants of the zone, From Liguria the Friniates, refugees between modenese mountains as a result of proceeding of the roman conquest around to II the century a.C. With passing of the years and succeeding themselves of the barbaric invasions, the Frignano began to organize as it leave integrating of a defensive system constituted from rocche and castles. The conquest longobarda marks the beginning of the documented history of the Frignano, with the Diploma of Astolfo (year 753): this action consisted in the donation from part of the king longobardo Astolfo of it puts into effect them castle of Sestola and adjacent territories in favor of the Abbey of Nonantola. It was but only some centuries after, around to 1300, than the Frignano divenne one true and own independent province, under the dominion of the Extensive ones.

The Park comprises famous zones much like Monte Cimone, the Saint Lago. E' one of the more important naturalistic reservoirs than all the Modena's Appennine, characterized from a fauna much varied one that comprises also the Aquila, wild boars, vixens, donnole but also birds like Peaks and Pettirossi.