Bethany, South Australia facts for kids
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Bethany as viewed from Mengler Hill
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 Bethany
Location in South Australia
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| Established | 1842 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5352 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Tanunda | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa Valley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Bethany (postcode 5352) is a small village in South Australia about 2 km south-east of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. It was originally named Bethanien or sometimes Neu Schlesien – New Silesia, but was changed during the First World War in an attempt to remove all German place names from Australia. Similarly, the German-language school was forced to close by the state government in 1917, with 60 students at the time.
Bethany was the first German settlement in the Barossa Valley area. It was settled in 1842, by Prussian immigrants who had leased land from George Fife Angas. The large portion of these initial settlers arrived in 1841, with Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche on the Skjold.
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