Moculta, South Australia

Moculta
South Australia

Gnadenberg Church and the Hill of Grace wineyard
Moculta
Coordinates 34°28′12″S 139°07′01″E / 34.4699°S 139.1169°E / -34.4699; 139.1169Coordinates: 34°28′12″S 139°07′01″E / 34.4699°S 139.1169°E / -34.4699; 139.1169
Established 1842
Postcode(s) 5353
Location 12 km (7 mi) NE of Angaston
LGA(s) Barossa Council
State electorate(s) Schubert
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Moculta:
Stockwell Truro
Penrice Moculta
Angaston Keyneton

Moculta is a settlement in South Australia.[1] At the 2006 census, Moculta had a population of 299.[2]

The earliest settlers in the area were English, Scottish and Irish migrants. German migrants also came to the area from 1853. They built both the Gruenberg (1859) and Gnadenberg Lutheran churches. The township of Moculta itself was surveyed in 1865 and occupied soon after.[3]

The locality of Grünberg was renamed to Karalta as a consequence of the move to rename "names of enemy origin" during World War I, but has been named back to the anglicised Gruenberg since then. It is now included in Moculta and Penrice[4] Gnadenberg is also now included in Moculta.[5]

References

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  1. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Moculta (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. "Moculta". Flinders Ranges Research. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. "Placename Details: Gruenberg". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 2 November 2012. SA0028183. Retrieved 10 January 2015. Previously spelt as Grunberg. Gruenberg is German meaning green hill. Name altered to Karalta. Gruenberg reinstated. Not to be used as an address and is now incorporated in the bounded localities of Moculta and Penrice.
  5. "Placename Details: Gnadenberg". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 22 August 2006. SA0004793. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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