Seppeltsfield, South Australia

Seppeltsfield is a locality in South Australia [1] on the western side of the Barossa Valley. It is also the location of the historic Seppeltsfield winery. At the 2016 Australian census, Seppeltsfield had a population of 138.[2]

Seppeltsfield
South Australia
The palm lined road to Seppeltsfield
Seppeltsfield
Coordinates34°29′27″S 138°54′50″E[1]
Population138 (2016 census)[2]
Established1852
Postcode(s)5355
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Seppeltsfield:
Greenock
Daveyston Seppeltsfield Marananga
Shea-Oak Log Gomersal Tanunda

Seppeltsfield was established in 1852 when Joseph Ernst Seppelt bought land and moved there after having migrated from Lower Silesia to South Australia in 1849. He attempted to grow tobacco, then grew corn, wheat and grapes.[3]

References

  1. "Search results for 'Seppeltsfield, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', "Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas','Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Seppeltsfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. Ilbery, Jaki (1976). "Seppelt, Joseph Ernest (1813–1868)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 6. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 June 2016 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.


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