Southern California - Südkalifornien

Southern California (English Southern California), often short SoCal called, is the southern part of the US state California. It includes the eight counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial, and sometimes the counties of San Luis Obispo and Kern are part of Southern California.

Counties

• Los Angeles County: with about 10 million the most populous count, urban
• Santa Barbara County: Channel Islands National Park
• Ventura County: Santa Clara River, Topa Topa Mountains
• Orange County: Greater Los Angeles, amusement parks on the Pacific coast
• San Bernardino County: Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Mountains
• San Diego County: San Diego River, border with Mexico
• Riverside County: Joshua Tree National Park
• Imperial County: Salton Lake, Algodones Dunes, Chocolate Mountains
• San Luis Obispo: wine-growing region
• Kern County: Agriculture, Oil Fields, Edwards Air Force Base

places

• los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles Area
• San Diego
• Santa Monica
• Santa Barbara

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background

language

getting there

By far the largest passenger airport in the region is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The international airport is also of greater importance San Diego.

mobility

In the greater Los Angeles area there is with the Metrolink a regional train system with 11 lines and a total of around 860 km of route network. In Oceanside there is a connection from the Metrolink to the Coaster and sprinter, the two regional rail lines in the greater San Diego area. The faster one runs between Los Angeles and San Diego (and a few times a day also Santa Barbara) Pacific Surfliner the Amtrak.

Tourist Attractions

activities

The coast of Southern California is particularly good for water sportsespecially for surfing, which is the epitome of recreational activity in Southern California. As a result of being mentioned in numerous Hollywood films, the beaches of Malibu and Venice Beach near Los Angeles are likely to be world-famous. Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point in southern Orange County was one of the starting points for the surfing movement in the 1950s and 1960s and is still considered to be one of the most beautiful surfing areas on the California coast. Also the Scripps Beach La Jolla (north of San Diego) is an excellent area for surfers of all skill levels.

kitchen

• Cobb salad. .is a typical mixed salad. It is said to have been invented in 1937 in the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood. The owner Robert H. Cobb is said to have put it together from various components as a stopgap solution. The salad consists of the following ingredients: lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado, fried bacon, fried chicken breast, boiled eggs, blue cheese, spring onions, often black olives, sweet peppers or artichoke hearts. Cobb Salad Dressing, a strongly flavored vinaigrette, is served with it.last change: not specified
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nightlife

security

climate

According to a popular Albert Hammond song, it never rains in Southern California (It Never Rains in Southern California ...)which of course is not entirely true. In fact, there is a semi-arid climate with 230-330 mm of precipitation over the course of the year, but most of it falls in the winter months from December to March. From May to September, however - according to the cliché - there is a maximum of one rainy day per month. Temperatures are mild all year round and in San Diego, for example, fluctuate between an average of 13.6 ° C in December and 22 ° C in August.

Foreign representations

There is a German Consulate General in Los Angeles, whose administrative and consular district includes all of Southern California.

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