Capitola, California

Santa Cruz County

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Capitola is an American city in Santa Cruz County in the U.S. state of California. It has about 9,700 inhabitants ( as of 2004) on an area of 4.4 km ². The city is located at the geographic coordinates 36.98 ° N, 121.95 ° West.

History

Capitola was founded on the site of a former Indian village. The original inhabitants, called the Soquel Indians were resettled in 1791 in the newly established mission in Santa Cruz. In the era under Mexican control the area part of a married couple was awarded Soquel Rancho.

Shortly after 1850, California became a state and set up the Santa Cruz County, acquired a German immigrant area of ​​today's Capitola. The local beach became the Soquel Landing importance for navigation and a wharf was built in 1857 ..

Already towards the end of the 19th century it was recognized that the place could also be interesting for tourists. As a tourist destination and accommodation was in 1874, the "Camp Capitola " opened. Passenger trains that went from 1876 with the railway line from Santa Cruz to Watsonville, favored the development of this institution. A few years later was " Capitol by the Sea " is a seaside resort with a 160 - bed hotel and a direct transport links to Santa Cruz. The town was officially registered in 1949 as a city