Solvang, California

Solvang (/ˈsɒlvæŋ/; Danish pronunciation: [ˈsoːlʋɑŋˀ]; 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.

Solvang (company)

Solvang is a Norwegian shipping company that operates sixteen vessels, including LPG and LPG/ethylene carriers. It also has seven new-build ships from Meyer Werft in Rostock and Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan Korea. Clipper Orion (60 000 m³), its first LPG carrier from HHI, was scheduled to be delivered on 28 May 2008. The company was founded in 1936 and based in Stavanger. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.