Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Victoria
Castlemaine Diggings in April 2011
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Location in Victoria
Nearest town or city	Castlemaine
Established	2002
Area	75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush.

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003. It is the largest non-indigenous protected cultural landscape in Australia. In January 2005 the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List recognizing its outstanding heritage value and importance in the course of Australia’s migration history.