Tanunda, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tanunda
state = sa

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caption = Looking across the vineyards towards Tanunda from Mengler's Hill Lookout
lga = Barossa Council
postcode = 5352
pop = 4,153 "2006 Census" [ [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Tanunda&locationSearchTerm=Tanunda&newarea=UCL426000&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL426000&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007)] . Tanunda (Urban Centre/Locality). "2006 Census Quickstats". Retrieved on 2008-05-29]
est = 1848
stategov = Schubert
fedgov = Wakefield
dist1 = 69
dir1 = North East
location1= Adelaide via

Tanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, 70 kilometres north east of the state capital, Adelaide. The town derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "water hole". Town population is approximately 3500.

ettlement

The first settlement in what is today referred to as Tanunda, was the village of "Bethanien" settled in 1842. This village was settled by Prussian immigrants who arrived with Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche. "Langmeil" was the next settlement in 1843, which was settled by Prussian immigrants who relocated from Klemzig where they had originally settled in 1838, when they had arrived with Pastor August Kavel, Tanunda village was settled sometime later. Langmeil and Bethanien were both renamed during the Great War to "Bilyara", and "Bethany" respectively. Langmeil had its name reverted from "Bilyara" in 1975.

As development of the Tanunda area continued, the villages of Langmeil and Tanunda were joined. Today the township is simply called Tanunda.

Industry

Tanunda and the Barossa Valley comprise one of Australia's premier wine-growing areas, and the town is surrounded by vineyards.

Culture

The German heritage of Tanunda is still present today. The town has a male choir the Tanunda Liedertafel, the history of which is thought to date back to 1868. There is also a Kegel (bowling) club.The Tanunda Town Band celebrated 150 years as a band in 2007 and is the oldest brass band in the world.

References

ee also

*Barossa Valley
*Barossa Deutsch

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