Santa Rosa (California)

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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa (California)
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Location in California
Basic data
Foundation : 1868
State : United States
State : California
County : Sonoma County
Coordinates : 38 ° 27 ′  N , 122 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 27 ′  N , 122 ° 42 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
175,155 (as of 2016)
503,070 (as of 2016)
Population density : 1,685.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 104.6 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of
which 103.9 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 50 m
Postcodes : 95401-95409
Area code : +1 707
FIPS : 06-70098
GNIS ID : 1659601
Website : ci.santa-rosa.ca.us
Mayor : Bob Blanchard

Santa Rosa is a city in Sonoma County in the US state of California .

Santa Rosa is the largest city in the Northern California wine-growing region Wine Country and with 175,155 inhabitants (as of 2016) one of the largest cities in the San Francisco Bay Area . The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery was laid out in 1854.

sons and daughters of the town

Born in Santa Rosa:

Live or have lived in Santa Rosa:

Film set

Santa Rosa has been the location of many film productions, including

City fire in October 2017

In October 2017, several residential areas in Santa Rosa were almost completely destroyed due to the strong winds of rapidly spreading forest and bush fires in northern California. The historic round barn Fountaingrove Round Barn burned down there. A curfew was then imposed to avoid looting .

Web links

Commons : Santa Rosa, California  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. US Census Bureau, State & County Quick Facts, Santa Rosa , as of July 10, 2009, accessed August 2, 2009.
  2. a b California forest fires: "It's pure destruction" . In: Spiegel Online . October 11, 2017 ( spiegel.de [accessed October 17, 2017]).