Angaston, South Australia
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| Angaston South Australia |
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 Angaston painted by George French Angas in the 1840s |
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| Population: | 1,870 |
| Established: | 1842 |
| Postcode: | 5353 |
| Elevation: | 347 m |
| Location: | 77 km from Adelaide |
| LGA: | Barossa Council |
| State District: | Schubert |
| Federal Division: | Wakefield |
Angaston () is a town in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, 77 km north east of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561 mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but later was named after George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s.
Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Wakefield.
[edit] Wineries
- Yalumba
- Saltram Winery
[edit] Other Places
- Angas Park fruit shop
- The Union Chapel
- Collingrove Homestead
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- The history of Angaston
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Towns of the Barossa Valley
Angaston | Bethany | Eden Valley | Gomersal | Greenock | Keyneton | Lyndoch | Marananga | Moculta | Mount Pleasant | Nuriootpa | Penrice | Rowland Flat | Seppeltsfield | Springton | Stockwell | Tanunda | Williamstown
