Verdun, South Australia

Verdun is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, Australia, on the road from Hahndorf to Balhannah. At the 2011 Australian Census the town recorded a population of 662.[2]

Verdun
South Australia
Onkaparinga Valley Road at Verdun
Verdun is located in South Australia
Verdun
Verdun
Coordinates35°00′0″S 138°47′0″E
Population235 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5245
LGA(s)Adelaide Hills Council
State electorate(s)Kavel
Federal division(s)Mayo

Verdun is approximately 4 km from Hahndorf and 5 km from Bridgewater. There is one school, one pub and a licensed café/restaurant situated in the building previously occupied by a service station and general store. There is a cafe across the road from the local pub as well as a busy restaurant named Grunthal (named after the original German name of Verdun) near the freeway.

Verdun originally had the German name Grunthal,[3] after being named by the Prussian settlers who established the town. The town was renamed in 1917 after one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, the Battle of Verdun.

The Hills Christian Community School opened in February 1983 at the site of the former Verdun Primary School.[4]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Verdun (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Verdun (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. "Changing of German Place Names in Australia". Year Book Australia, 1926. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 25 January 1926. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. "About HCCS". The Hills Christian Community School. Retrieved 7 July 2013.


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