Ludmilla, Northern Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Ludmilla
city = Darwin
state = nt


caption = Looking up Bagot Road in Ludmilla
lga = City of Darwin
postcode = 0820
est = 1893
pop = 1,889 (2006) |pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC71081 | name = Ludmilla (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=2008-02-28]

area = 3.6
propval = $452,500
stategov = Fong Lim
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw = East Point
near-n = Bagot
near-ne = Darwin International Airport
near-w = "Timor Sea"
near-e = RAAF Base
near-sw = Parap
near-s = Winnellie
near-se = The Narrows
dist1 = 6.1
location1= Darwin

Ludmilla is a northern inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

History

Ludmilla, as a suburb, obtained its name from Ludmilla Creek. The suburb is believed to have been named after Ludmilla Holtze by Gustav Sabine, who was a Government Surveyor, and who carried out a survey of that particular area in 1893. [ [http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#l Northern Territory Government] (2007). The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area. Retrieved online 11 January 2008.] As the name did not appear on any maps prior to this survey it is pretty certain to have been Gustav Sabine (Sabine Road, Millner).

Not very much is known about Ludmilla Holtze herself, other than "Ludmilla" Creek in Darwin was named after her. [ [http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/ntlpicweb/scripts/ExtSearch.asp?SearchTerm=19158 Northern Territory Library and Information Service ] (2008). Ludmilla Holtze. Retrieved online 11 January 2008.] She migrated to Australia from Hanover in 1872, together with her father (Maurice), mother (Evlampia) and three brothers (Nicholas, Alexis and Waldemir).

Maurice Holtze was a Government Gardener (1878-1891) and was responsible for the development of the cultivation of plants in Palmerston (Darwin).

Present Day

Ludmilla is a predominantly residential suburb and is usually associated with the adjacent inner Darwin suburbs of Parap, Fannie Bay and Stuart Park.

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References

External links

* http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#l