Salamanca, Tasmania

Infobox Australian Place
name = Salamanca


caption = Salamanca Market
loc-x =
loc-y =
state = tas
type = suburb
lga = City of Hobart
city = Hobart
postcode = 7004
near-nw = Hobart
near-n = Hobart
near-ne = "Derwent River"
near-w = Hobart
near-e = "Derwent River"
near-sw = Sandy Bay
near-s = Battery Point
near-se = "Derwent River"

Salamanca is the name used loosely to describe areas or activities associated with "Salamanca Place" in Hobart, capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania.

Salamanca Place itself consists of rows of sandstone buildings, formerly warehouses for the port of Hobart Town that have since been converted into restaurants, galleries, craft shops and offices. It was named after the victory in 1812 of the Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Salamanca in the Spanish province of Salamanca. It was previously called "The Cottage Green".

Each Saturday, Salamanca Place is the site for "Salamanca Market" which is popular with tourists and locals.

Salamanca Place is also popular after dark with both locals and visitors enjoying bars and eateries located there and the nearby wharves.

In the mid-1990s, "Salamanca Square", a sheltered public square was built. Ringed by shops, cafes, and restaurants, the centrepiece fountain and its lawns are a safe environment where children play alongside individuals and families. There is also an adjoining undercover carpark and a large apartment complex.

There are many laneways and several square adjacent to Salamanca Place, built during the thriving whaling industry boom in the early and mid 1800s.

References

* [http://www.salarts.org.au/Files/00299-On-Site-Insight.pdf Document which includes how Salamanca Place was named (PDF)]
* [http://www.hobartcity.com.au/HCC/STANDARD/1469242259/SALAMANCA_MARKET.html Hobart City Council's Salamanca Market site]