Mendatica

Mendatica ( in Ligurian: Mendàiga what "manda acqua " ( in German: sends water) stands and points to the large number of sources on the common land ) is a municipality with 190 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the northern Italian region Liguria. Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia. The inhabitants Mendaticas be officially Mendaticesi, but the ancient toponym Mendaighin named according Mendaighini in common parlance.

Geography

Mendatica is located on the slopes of Monte Fronte and dominates the upper part of the Valle Arroscia, whose capital is the town of Pieve di Teco. Mendatica belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Valle Arroscia.

The settlement area is very elongated along the mountain slope and receives in winter only until early afternoon direct sunlight. From the provincial capital of Imperia Mendatica is approximately 33 kilometers away.

According to the Italian classification of seismic activity, the community of Zone 3 was assigned. This means that Mendatica is in a seismically active zone little.

Climate

The municipality is classified under climate category F, since the number of degree days has a value of 3235. This means that the municipality is not subject to statutory heating season and there are no restrictions on the heating time ..