*** Welcome to piglix ***

Solvang

Solvang
City
Danish-styled Solvang, California
Danish-styled Solvang, California
Nickname(s): Danish Capital of America
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California
Solvang is located in the US
Solvang
Solvang
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°35′38″N 120°8′23″W / 34.59389°N 120.13972°W / 34.59389; -120.13972Coordinates: 34°35′38″N 120°8′23″W / 34.59389°N 120.13972°W / 34.59389; -120.13972
Country  United States
State  California
County Santa Barbara
Incorporated May 1, 1985
Government
 • Mayor Jim Richardson
 • State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D)
 • CA Assembly Monique Limón (D)
 • U.S. Congress Salud Carbajal (D)
Area
 • Total 2.43 sq mi (6.28 km2)
 • Land 2.42 sq mi (6.28 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,245
 • Estimate (2016) 5,802
 • Density 2,392.58/sq mi (923.69/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 93463-93464
Area code 805
FIPS code 06-72576
GNIS feature IDs 1661468, 2411925
Website www.cityofsolvang.com

Solvang (/ˈsɒlvæŋ/; Danish pronunciation: [ˈsoːlvɑŋˀ]; Danish for "sunny field") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California. It is located in 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 Inés, 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.


...
Wikipedia

...