Australia
South Australia
Electoral district of Light

Bethel

Bethel is a locality and former settlement in , west of Kapunda. Its name means Place of God. Bethel was settled by German-speaking people in around 1854 seeking to establish a Moravian Brethren community.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 54 residents
  • Description: locality in South Australia
  • Also known as: “Bethel, South Australia” and “Bethel, South Australia, Australia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stockport and Tarlee.

Village
is a small town 73 kilometres north of Adelaide and 9.3 kilometres south of Tarlee in South Australia. It was laid out on section 1283, Hundred of Light in 1845 by Samuel Stocks junior, naming it for his birthplace, in Cheshire, England. is situated 8 km west of Bethel.

Village
is a town in . The origin of the name is uncertain, but it is thought to be a corruption of the name in . The township of was advertised as readied for sale by auction in 1867. is situated 8 km northwest of Bethel.

Town
Photo: Fairv8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the near the in . It was established after a discovery in 1842 of significant copper deposits. is situated 9 km east of Bethel.

Bethel

Latitude
-34.33617° or 34° 20′ 10″ south
Longitude
138.81886° or 138° 49′ 8″ east
Population
54
Elevation
282 metres (925 feet)
Open location code
4QQWMR79+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2248256360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2076702
Wiki­data ID
Q19871309
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Dutch—“Bethel” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Bethel”
  • Dutch: “Bethel, South Australia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steinthal Lutheran Cemetery and Bethel Lutheran Church.

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