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Verdun
South Australia
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Onkaparinga Valley Road at Verdun
Verdun is located in South Australia
Verdun
Verdun
Location in South Australia
Postcode(s) 5245
LGA(s) Adelaide Hills Council
State electorate(s) Kavel
Federal Division(s) Mayo

Verdun, nestled in the Adelaide Hills, Australia, lies along the road connecting Hahndorf to Balhannah. According to the 2011 Australian Census, the town recorded a population of 662 residents.

Situated approximately 4 km from Hahndorf and 5 km from Bridgewater, Verdun hosts a school, a pub, and a licensed café/ restaurant housed in a building formerly used as a service station and general store. Across the road from the local pub, another café thrives, while busy restaurant named Grunthal—paying homage to Verdun's original German name—resides near the freeway.

Originally known asGrunthal, Verdun was named by the Prussian settlers who founded the town. However, in 1917, the town underwent a name change in remembrance of one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War—the Battle of Verdun.

The Hills Christian Community School, established in February 1983, occupied the site of the former Verdun Primary School.

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