Eden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree.[4] Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm.[2] Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.
Eden Valley South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°38′28″S 139°05′53″E / 34.641°S 139.098°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 390 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1864[2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5235 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide[2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Elevation, coordinates[3] |
Wine industry
editEden Valley gives its name to a wine growing region that shares its western boundary with the Barossa Valley wine region.[5] The region is of similar size to the Barossa Valley wine region, and is well known for producing high quality riesling and shiraz wines.[citation needed] Englishman Joseph Gilbert planted the first Eden Valley vineyard, Pewsey Vale, in 1847.[citation needed] Within the Eden Valley region there is a sub-region called High Eden which is located higher in the Barossa Ranges, giving lower temperatures.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eden Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Eden Valley". The Barossa Council. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Placename Details: Eden Valley". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 18 March 2010. SA0021903. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Eden Valley, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Eden Valley (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "High Eden (AGI)". Australian Grape and Wine Authority. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
External links
edit- Media related to Eden Valley, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Valley Wine Region South Australian Tourism Bureau webpage Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine