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Solvang: Danish for 'Sunny Fields'
A colony established in 1911 by Danish educators.
By gowestusa Staff
The Santa Ynez Valley, about 45 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, is the crown jewel of everything that’s un-California. And the gem at its center is the town of Solvang.
Founded by a group of Danish immigrants from Iowa as a cooperative agricultural community, Solvang ultimately discovered its niche as a tourist destination full of traditional Danish architecture, windmills, museums, and bakeries.
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