Soldano, Liguria

Soldano ( in Ligurian: Soudan ) is a municipality with 1005 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the northern Italian region of Liguria. Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia.

Geography

Soldano is located in the upper part of the Val Crosia, on the banks of the river Verbone. The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana Intemelia and is about 50 kilometers from the provincial capital of Imperia.

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

Climate

The municipality is classified under climate category D, as the number of degree days has a value of 1401. This means that in Italy legally regulated heating season is between November 1 and April 15 for 12 hours per day.

Specialty

In the vicinity of the only noteworthy DOC Red Wine also is grown in Liguria - Rossese of Dolce Acqua.