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Hahndorf, South Australia
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| Hahndorf South Australia |
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 Hahndorf |
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| Population: | 1,700 | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1839 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 5245 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mayo | ||||||||||||
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Hahndorf is a small town about 30 minutes drive out of Adelaide, South Australia along the Princes Highway. The town was settled by Lutheran migrants largely from in and around a small village then named "Kay" in Prussia. The town is named after Danish Captain Dirk Meinhertz Hahn.
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On 12 August 1838, the ship Zebra captained by the Captain Dirk Hahn departed from Altona, Hamburg for its voyage to Port Misery, South Australia, arriving on 28 December 1838.
On board was a crew of 16 and 188 passengers, including their belongings. In addition was 100 barrels of pork, 100 barrels of flour, 65 barrels of fresh water, 17 hogsheads of beer and vinegar, 14 barrels of herrings, 2 boxes of boots and 40924 bricks. His ship, a three masted ship named Zebra, was built in 1818 and weighed 350 tonnes.
Two passengers died before the journey begun while some of the passengers were on board several weeks prior to departure, with a further two perishing before reaching open sea. For the time, a relatively low number of 12 passengers died during the journey at sea. This brought the number of passengers down from 199 leaving Germany to 188 arriving in Adelaide, with the last corpse being buried at sea while approaching Kangaroo Island. Due to a low tide, the passengers were stuck onboard until 2 January 1839.
The Zebra was the third ship after the Bengalee and Prince George that brought Prussian Lutheran migrants to South Australia. The founders of Hahndorf came from these three ships, many from the Zebra. On arrival and inspection, the migrants were very pleased and impressed with their newly acquired land and, despite many offers of employment whilst shipboard, stayed together and sought farming land.
Hahndorf was named after Captain Dirk Hahn in honour of his efforts in securing good land, his superb interpersonal skills which settled many arguments on ship and his care of his passengers. Today, some German tourists are somewhat bemused by the name, to the confusion of local residents. This is apparently due to the most literal translation of the town's name being "rooster-village".
The settlers thrived on their land, with in time, most leaving to work on neighbouring lands, establishing a good reputation for themselves.
German influence is very apparent in Hahndorf and is seen physically in the traditional fachwerk architecture of the original surviving buildings. There are also many restaurants in the town serving German cuisine.
Due to the First World War in Europe, in 1917 the Federal Government changed many German place names. The name Hahndorf was changed to Ambleside, and this remained until 1935, when it reverted to Hahndorf. There are still references to the name Ambleside in and around the town today.
Hahndorf is in the District Council of Mount Barker, the state electoral district of Kavel (right by the boundary with Heysen), and the federal Division of Mayo.
- St Michael's Lutheran Church
St Michael's is the oldest Lutheran church in Australia to still have a worshipping congregation on its original church site. Founded in 1839. St Michael's is a member of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
- St Paul's Lutheran Church
St Paul's was founded in 1946, as a result of a schism between the Pastor Kavel, and Pastor Fritzsche. This schism is closely linked to the formation of two original Lutheran synod's in Australia which coexisted until their merge in 1966.
- St Paul's Anglican Church
Hahndorf has a number of sporting clubs including Bowls, Netball, Cricket, Football (AFL) and Soccer. The Football, Netball and Soccer clubs are nick-named The Magpies. The Soccer Club were formed in 1996 and play home games at Pine Avenue. The Senior Men compete in the South Australian Amateur League and have won the 1996 Newsfront Cup as well as the 2004 Saturday Amateur League Division Two title.
- Flinders Ranges Research - Hahndorf
- Adhills - Hahndorf, South Australia
- Captain Hahn's narrative of the voyage
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| Major Townships | Birdwood · Clarendon · Echunga · Gumeracha · Hahndorf · Littlehampton · Lobethal · Macclesfield · Meadows · Mount Barker · Mylor · Nairne · Oakbank · Stirling · Woodside |
| Attractions | Mount Lofty Botanic Garden · SteamRanger · Heysen Trail |
| See also | List of towns in the Adelaide Hills · Wine regions of South Australia · Adelaide |