South Island
Otago
Clutha District

Benhar

Benhar is a town in . It is located five kilometres east of in South Otago, close to the small . Benhar was formerly the site of one of New Zealand's largest domestic porcelain factories, closing in 1990 after a large fire destroyed the factory and surrounding warehouses.
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  • Type: Village with 90 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Benhar, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Tuakitoto and Balclutha Road Bridge.

Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small in South Otago, on the of New Zealand. It is located to the northeast of , close to the small town of .

Bridge
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , which spans the in , South Otago, New Zealand, is one of the best-known road bridges in New Zealand's . is situated 4 km west of Benhar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stirling and Balclutha.

Village
is a settlement in . It is located in South , approximately 5 km from , and just north of the Matau Branch of the . is situated 2½ km south of Benhar.

Town
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in South Otago, lying towards the end of the , on the east coast of the of New Zealand. It is about halfway between and on the Main South Line railway, State Highway 1 and the Southern Scenic Route. is situated 4½ km west of Benhar.

Hamlet
is a locality in the South Otago region of New Zealand's . Named after , in , by John Shaw. John Shaw arrived in New Zealand in 1852, with his sister Margaret, from which is near Glenshee in Perthshire, Scotland. is situated 7 km southwest of Benhar.

Benhar

Latitude
-46.22474° or 46° 13′ 29″ south
Longitude
169.79244° or 169° 47′ 33″ east
Population
90
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
4V5FQQGR+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2280647444
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2193420
Wiki­data ID
Q4887863
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Benhar” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Benhar (Zeelanda Berria)”
  • Basque: “Benhar”
  • Dutch: “Benhar, New Zealand”
  • French: “Benhar (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
  • French: “Benhar”
  • German: “Benhar”
  • Malay: “Benhar, New Zealand”
  • Polish: “Benhar”
  • Turkish: “Benhar”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Benhar Playground and Cheery Lane Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benhar”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.