Marananga, South Australia
| Marananga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 St. Michael's Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church in Marananga | |||||||||||||||
  Marananga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′57″S 138°56′03″E / 34.4824°S 138.9341°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 119 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) NW of Tanunda | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||||
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Marananga is a settlement in South Australia.[2] It was known as Gnadenfrei before 1918 when names of "enemy origin" were changed to sound less German.
The Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church was established, then a German school was established in 1879. The school's name was changed to Marananga in 1918,[3] which is now also the name of the locality. Gnadenfrei means 'grace' and 'freedom'.[4] Marananga means "My hands" in the Aboriginal language of the Overland Corner tribe.[5]
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marananga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "EDUCATION NEWS". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 12 July 1918. p. 1 Edition: 5 O'CLOCK EDITION. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Placename Details: Gnadenfrei (LOCU)". Property Location Browser. 11 December 2006. SA0026767. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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