Eden Valley, South Australia
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 The St Petri Lutheran Church at Eden Valley, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
  Eden Valley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′28″S 139°05′53″E / 34.641°S 139.098°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 364 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1864[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5235 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker, Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Elevation, coordinates[3] | ||||||||||||||
Eden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree.[4] Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm.[2] Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.
Wine industry
Eden Valley gives its name to a wine growing region that shares its western boundary with the Barossa Valley wine region.[5] The region is of similar size to the Barossa Valley wine region, and is well known for producing high quality riesling and shiraz wines.[citation needed] Englishman Joseph Gilbert planted the first Eden Valley vineyard, Pewsey Vale, in 1847.[citation needed] Within the Eden Valley region there is a sub-region called High Eden which is located higher in the Barossa Ranges, giving cooler temperatures.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eden Valley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Eden Valley". The Barossa Council. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Placename Details: Eden Valley". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 18 March 2010. SA0021903. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Eden Valley, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Eden Valley (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "High Eden (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Eden Valley, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons- Eden Valley Wine Region South Australian Tourism Bureau webpage
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