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Bethany (postcode 5352) is a small village about 2 km south-east of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. It was originally named Bethanien or sometimes Neu Schlesien - New Silesia, but was changed during the First World War in an attempt to remove all German place names from Australia. Similarly, the German-language school was forced to close by the state government in 1917, with 60 students at the time.[2]

Bethany South Australia
Bethany as viewed from Mengler Hill
Bethany
Coordinates	34°32′S 138°58′E
Population	146 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1842
Postcode(s)	5352
Elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Location	2 km (1 mi) from Tanunda
LGA(s)	Barossa Council
Region	Barossa Valley
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Bethany: Tanunda Vine Vale Angaston Tanunda Bethany Rowland Flat Krondorf Flaxman Valley

Bethany was the first settlement in the Barossa Valley area. It was settled in 1842, by Prussian immigrants who had leased land from George Fife Angas. The large portion of these initial settlers had arrived in 1841, with Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche on the Skjold.

References

External links

• Media related to Bethany, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons
• History of Bethany

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[de] Bethany (South Australia)

Der kleine Ort Bethany, auch Bethanien oder Neuschlesien genannt[2], befindet sind in South Australia in Australien im Barossa Valley, etwa 2 km südöstlich von Tanunda und 74 km nordöstlich von Adelaide. Er wurde 1841 von deutschen Einwanderern gegründet. Heute leben hier 151 Einwohner (Stand 2016).[1]

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