Seppeltsfield, South Australia
Seppeltsfield is a locality in South Australia [1] on the western side of the Barossa Valley. It is also the location of the historic Seppeltsfield winery. At the 2016 Australian census, Seppeltsfield had a population of 138.[2]
| Seppeltsfield South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The palm lined road to Seppeltsfield | |||||||||||||||
  Seppeltsfield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′27″S 138°54′50″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 138 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1852 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5355 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Seppeltsfield was established in 1852 when Joseph Ernst Seppelt bought land and moved there after having migrated from Lower Silesia to South Australia in 1849. He attempted to grow tobacco, then grew corn, wheat and grapes.[3]
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- "Search results for 'Seppeltsfield, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', "Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas','Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Seppeltsfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- Ilbery, Jaki (1976). "Seppelt, Joseph Ernest (1813–1868)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 6. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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