Silvan, Victoria

Silvan, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Silvan
state = vic



caption = Silvan Reservoir
lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
postcode = 3795
pop = 1908 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26619 | name = Silvan (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
elevation= 217
stategov = Evelyn, Monbulk
fedgov = Casey
dist1 = 47
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 12
location2= Lilydale
near-nw = Mount Evelyn
near-n = Wandin East
near-ne = Seville
near-w = Olinda
near-e = Hoddles Creek
near-sw = Monbulk
near-s = Monbulk
near-se = Macclesfield

Silvan is a locality east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 census, Silvan and the surrounding area had a population of 1908.

A Post Office opened on 19 August 1892 known as Wandin until 1893, then Wandin South until 1913, then Silvan. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11
]

Silvan is the home of the Tesselar Tulip Farm.

Silvan also is the location of the Silvan Reservoir.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Silvan | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Silvan.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.tulipfestival.com.au/ Tesselaar Tulip Festival Silvan Australia]


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