Gomersal South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°32′S138°54′E / 34.54°S 138.90°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1864 | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 6 km (4 mi) SW of Tanunda | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Gomersal is a locality on the western side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It is between the Sturt Highway (which mostly bypasses the valley to the west and north) and the North Para River and town of Tanunda on the valley floor. Prior to 1918, it was known as New Mecklenburg, but like many others, the name was changed due to anti-German sentiment in World War I. [2] The new name was derived from the town of Gomersal, West Yorkshire. [3]
Gomersal Road was developed in the 1990s as a freight bypass route to assist trucks to avoid the major town centres.[ citation needed ] It connects Barossa Valley Way south of Tanunda near Bethany Road west over the hills to the Sturt Highway south of Shea-Oak Log.
Gomersal school (opened 1929) [4] and post office are both closed, as improved road transport provides connections to the surrounding towns. The Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Schoenborn is still active on Gomersal Road. [5] The Gomersal (formerly Neu-Mecklenburg) Good Shepherd Lutheran church was first built in 1864, the building replaced in 1925, and closed in 1970 when the congregation merged into Trinity Church, Rosedale. [6]
The Barossa Valley is a valley in South Australia located 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major wine-producing region and tourist destination.
Sturt Highway is an Australian national highway in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is an important road link for the transport of passengers and freight between Sydney and Adelaide and the regions along the route.
Barossa Valley Way is the main road linking most of the major towns of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, designated as route B19 for its entire length. It is 35 km long, roughly following the North Para River.
Tanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia. In the 2021 census, Tanunda recorded a population of 4,710 people.
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