Sommariva is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Sommariva Queensland
Angellala Rail Bridge, 1994
Sommariva
Coordinates	26°24′34″S 146°42′33″E
Population	25 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	4470
Location	47 km (29 mi) E of Charleville 219 km (136 mi) W of Roma 605 km (376 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Sommariva: Gowrie Station Clara Creek Clara Creek Charleville Sommariva Morven Bakers Bend Riversleigh Morven

Geography

The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Western Railway line also passes through from east to west, to the immediate south of the highway, being served by Sommariva railway station.[3][4]

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1911, using the name of an adjacent pastoral property, which presumably took its name from the town of Sommariva in Piedmont, Italy.[4]

Heritage listings

Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line: Angellala Rail Bridge[5]

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