Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Danish American, Danish people in Omaha, Nebraska, Dansk Evangelical Lutheran Kirke, Den Danske Pioneer, Elk Horn, Iowa, Faith Lutheran Church (Junction City, Oregon), Nordic Heritage Museum, Norsk Hostfest, Scandinavian Festival, Scandinavia House - The Nordic Center in America, Solvang, California, Springwell Danish Cemetery, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, The Danish Immigrant Museum, Viborg, South Dakota. Excerpt: Solvang (; Danish pronunciation: Danish for "sunny fields") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. 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 facades 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 Rundetarn 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. Solvang is located at . At an elevation of 505 ft (154 m), it lies in the Santa Ynez Valley some 46 miles (74 km) north-west of Santa Barbara and...