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Solvang (/ ˈ s ɒ l v æ ŋ /; [8] Danish for "sunny field") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, the population was 6,126 at the 2020 census, up from 5,245 at the 2010 census. Solvang was founded in 1911 [8] and incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985.
Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Ynez) was a Spanish mission in present-day Solvang, California, United States, and named after St. Agnes of Rome.Founded on September 17, 1804, by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding ...
Solvang is a Norwegian shipping company that operates twenty three vessels, including LPG and LPG/ethylene carriers. The company was founded in 1936 and is based in Stavanger . This article related to a Norwegian ship transport company is a stub .
Solvang, California. A small town founded by Danish immigrants, Solvang is known for its European, fairytale atmosphere, says travel blogger Jessica Norah of Independent Travel Cats. Come December ...
Rawlins, a historic city of about 8,300 founded on the Union Pacific Railroad line, has been visited by Butch Cassidy and Thomas Edison. Modern tourists can feel as though they've stepped back in ...
Date Location Notes ... Solvang Serves as a parish church and museum. ... founded April 12, 1782; El Presidio de Sonoma (Sonoma Barracks), ...
Grand View College, Des Moines (c. 1900) where Nordentoft was president from 1903 to 1910. Benedict Nordentoft (17 January 1873 – 12 December 1942) was a Danish educator and cleric, principally remembered for the years he spent in Solvang, California, where he and his colleagues established a Danish community with a Lutheran church and a folk high school.
The Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum is a 'Collector's Collection' museum in Solvang, California, United States. [1] [2] The museum was founded in March 2000 by Virgil Elings, a local retiree and a collector of motorcycles. [3]