Marananga South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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St. Michael's Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church in Marananga | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°29′13″S138°56′19″E / 34.487022°S 138.938486°E Coordinates: 34°29′13″S138°56′19″E / 34.487022°S 138.938486°E [1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 104 (2016 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Marananga is a locality in South Australia. It was known as Gnadenfrei before 1918 when names of "enemy origin" were changed to sound less German.
The Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church was established, then a German school was established in 1879. The school's name was changed to Marananga in 1918, [3] which is now also the name of the locality. Gnadenfrei means 'grace' and 'freedom'. [4] Marananga means "My hands" in the Aboriginal language of the Overland Corner tribe. [5]
Marananga is now viewed as an ideal tourism location within the Barossa, home to wineries, restaurants, accommodation venues, and even a gin distillery. [6]
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