Solvang, CA - Pop: 5332
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 34° 35.783 W 120° 09.293
10S E 760928 N 3831965
A sign for Solvang, CA.
Waymark Code: WMMDV9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
Views: 1

"Solvang (/'s?lvæ?/; Danish pronunciation: ['so?l????]; Danish for "sunny fields")[7] is a city in Santa Barbara County, California. It is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census. Solvang was incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985.

Solvang was founded in 1911 on almost 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of the Rancho San Carlos de Jonata Mexican land grant, by a group of Danes who traveled west to establish a Danish colony far from the midwestern winters. The city is home to a number of bakeries, restaurants, and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. The architecture of many of the façades and buildings reflects traditional Danish style. There is a copy of the famous Little Mermaid statue from Copenhagen, as well as one featuring the bust of famed Danish fable writer Hans Christian Andersen. A replica of Copenhagen's Round Tower or Rundetårn in the scale 1:3 was finished in 1991 and can be seen in the town center.

Mission Santa Ines, one of the California missions (National Historic Landmark), is located near the center of the town, at the junction of State Route 246 and Alisal Road." (visit link)
Address: Hway 246

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