Bethany
Bethany is a small village in South Australia about 2 km south-east of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. It was originally named Bethanien or sometimes New Silesia, but was changed during the First World War in an attempt to remove all German place names from Australia.- Type: Village with 143 residents
- Description: town in South Australia
- Also known as: “Bethanien”, “Bethany, South Australia”, and “Bethany, South Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Barossa Valley and Schiller Vineyards.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanunda and Stone Well.
Tanunda
Town
Tanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia. Tanunda is situated 3 km northwest of Bethany.
Stone Well
Locality
Stone Well is a settlement in South Australia. Stone Well is situated 5 km northwest of Bethany.
Marananga
Locality
Marananga is a locality in South Australia. Marananga is situated 7 km northwest of Bethany.
Bethany
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.54185° or 34° 32′ 31″ south
Longitude
138.98384° or 138° 59′ 2″ east
Population
143
Elevation
275 metres (902 feet)
Open location code
4QQWFX5M+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Bethany” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Bethany”
- Chinese: “伯大尼”
- Dutch: “Bethany”
- French: “Bethany”
- German: “Bethany (South Australia)”
- German: “Bethany”
- Persian: “بتهانی”
- Polish: “Bethany (Australia)”
- Polish: “Bethany”
- Spanish: “Bethany”
- Urdu: “بیتھانی، جنوبی آسٹریلیا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Krondorf and Vine Vale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bethany Reserve and Bethany New Cemetery.
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Worth a closer look: Adelaide and Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.
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