Carlsbad (California)

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Carlsbad
View of Carlsbad at night
View of Carlsbad at night
Location in San Diego County
Location in San Diego County
Basic data
Foundation : July 16, 1952
State : United States
State : California
County : San Diego County
Coordinates : 33 ° 7 ′  N , 117 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 7 ′  N , 117 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 105,328 (status: 2010)
3,051,280 (status: 2007)
Population density : 1,085.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 105.6 km 2  (approx. 41 mi 2 ) of
which 97.0 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 16 m
Postcodes : 92008, 92009, 92013, 92018
Area code : +1 760
FIPS : 06-11194
GNIS ID : 1660437
Website : www.carlsbadca.gov
Mayor : Matt Hall
Carls-downtown.jpg
The downtown

Carlsbad is a city in San Diego County in the US state of California , with a population of 105,328 (as of the 2010 census ). The urban area has a size of 105.6 square kilometers.

history

In 1882 John Frazier discovered a mineral spring while digging a well in 126.5 m; Later it was discovered that the water is chemically similar to the water of Karlsbad in Bohemia and the place was renamed Carlsbad in 1889 (formerly Agua Hedionda ).

Frazier and other business people founded the Carlsbad Land and Mineral Water Company. In the 1930s Carlsbad was popular as a health resort with actors and other celebrities, but then the Great Depression hit the US hard and the spring was forgotten for 60 years; It was not until 1993 that Ludvik Grigoras, who was born in Karlovy Vary, repaired the old well and drilled another. In 1994 he had a 4 m high statue of John Frazier made and shipped from Europe to Carlsbad. The famous medicinal water is now bottled and sold as Carlsbad Alkaline Water. The spring is still in the city today and you can taste water from a fountain there. Today the place is also popular as a water sports location .

In a few years the city is expected to merge with Oceanside .

Interstate 5 runs through Carlsbad .

economy

Today, a large number of golf companies reside in Carlsbad. Two of the market leaders, Callaway and TaylorMade , are based in one of the city's industrial parks . There are also club manufacturer Cobra Golf , clothing manufacturer Ashworth and around 20 smaller golf club manufacturers. In addition, over seven breweries have settled in the greater Carlsbad / Oceanside area.

Leisure and events

There are several natural beaches and a few parks in the city, including the famous flower fields of the Carlsbad Ranch. Among the museums, in addition to the art museum, the jewelery museum, the miniature museum, the wall painting museum, the steam engine museum and the music museum should be mentioned. In Carlsbad there is a Legoland park from the Danish toy company Lego , which also houses the first SeaLife center, which was built in North America. Carlsbad is also home to a small water theme park.

Since 1986, the Carlsbad 5000 road race with over 10,000 runners has been held annually in January in Carlsbad . An annual summer concert festival has also been held in the three public parks since 1986. On three days in September, the Carllsbad Music Festival also brings together artists and composers from all musical genres. Twice a year, more than 100,000 visitors also come to the Carlsbad Village Faire, the largest street festival in the USA. The Mercury Insurance Open (women's tennis) has been held in Carlsbad since 2011 .

nature

To the south of the city is the 3.1-mile stretch of Batiquitos Lagoon Beach , which is a marine reserve . On 222.5 m² you can observe numerous wild animals in this nature reserve, as this lagoon serves as a habitat for birds, insects, fish, plants, mammals and marine life.

sons and daughters of the town

Community partnerships

Carlsbad has community partnerships with:

Web links

Commons : Carlsbad, California  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Carlsbad Mineral Spa History (English), accessed on April 4, 2020
  2. ↑ The city of thugs in Handelsblatt
  3. ↑ Tripadvisor , accessed April 4, 2020
  4. ↑ SanDiego.org (English), accessed April 4, 2020
  5. ↑ Batiquitos Lagoon Trail , accessed April 4, 2020
Statue of John Frazier