Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara (Spanish: Santa Bárbara "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Though only about 10% of residents in the 21st century are Danish, the town attracts many tourists from the Nordic countries, and has been the subject of several Danish royal visits, most recently by Prince Henrik in 2011.
The community took on its distinctive Danish-themed architecture beginning in 1947 and has since become a prominent tourist destination. In 1911, a new settlement was founded around the mission by a group of Danish-Americans who purchased 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of the surrounding Rancho San Carlos de Jonata, to establish a Danish community far from Midwestern winters. A small community grew up around the mission called Santa Inés during the Mexican period, but it was largely abandoned after the American Conquest of California.
Solvang is often dubbed "The Danish Capital of America".Solvang's origins date back to 1804, when Mission Santa Inés was founded by the Spanish under Esteban Tápis. Solvang was founded in 1911 and incorporated as a city on May 1, 1985.
The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census. Solvang ( Danish: Danish for '"sunny field"') is a city in Santa Barbara County, California.
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