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Placentia (/ p l ə ˈ s ɛ n ʃ ə /) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States.Its population was 51,233 during the 2020 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census.
Placentia may refer to: Palace of Placentia, an English royal palace; Placentia, Italy, a Roman city known today as Piacenza; Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Placentia Bay, body of water; Placentia, California, United States Placentia station, proposed train station in Placentia; Battle of Placentia (disambiguation) Placentia Bay
Piacenza (Italian: [pjaˈtʃɛntsa] ⓘ; Piacentino: Piaṡëinsa [pi.aˈzəi̯sɐ]; Latin: Placentia) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more than 102,000 inhabitants. [3] [4]
The Spaniards that traveled the southern coast of Belize gave Placencia its name. At that time Placencia was called Placentia, with the point being called Punta Placentia, or Pleasant Point. [3] In the late 20th century it became a significant tourism destination, and is now referred to as Placencia Village, or simply Placencia.
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, [1] was an English royal residence that was initially built by prince Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Over the centuries it took several different forms, until turned into a hospital in the 1690s.
The 45th district takes in the cities of Cypress, Brea, Placentia, Westminster, Garden Grove, Buena Park, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, La Palma, and northern Fullerton, part of Yorba Linda, as well as the census-designated places Rossmoor and Midway City. Los Angeles County is split between this district, the 38th district, and the 42nd ...
Atwood is a small predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood in Placentia, California, United States. [1] Atwood's unofficial boundaries are defined roughly as the area of Placentia in the square formed by Orangethorpe Avenue, Van Buren Street, Lakeview Road, and Miraloma Avenue. There is a post office in Atwood with a ZIP code of 92811.
Plans for a future station in Placentia are underway and is expected to be completed by 2020. Since 1938, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad and later Amtrak, has operated the Pacific Surfliner regional passenger train route (previously named the San Diegan until 2000) [225] through Orange County.