Established 1842 LGA(s) Barossa Council State electorate(s) Schubert Founded 1842 Local time Monday 9:19 AM | Postcode(s) 5352 Region Barossa Valley Elevation 283 m Postal code 5352 Federal division Division of Wakefield | |
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Location 2 km (1 mi) from Tanunda Weather 18°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Bethany (postcode 5352) is a small village about 2 km south-east of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. It was originally named Bethanien, but was changed during World War I in an attempt to remove all German place names from Australia.
Map of Bethany SA 5352, Australia
Bethany was the first 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 had arrived in 1841, with Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche on the Skjold.
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