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Lobethal
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Also known as Lobethal, South Australia, Lobethal, South Australia, Australia

Lobethal is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is nestled on the banks of a creek between the hills and up the sides of the valley. It was once the centre of the Adelaide Hills wool processing industry, which continued until around 1950. The mill buildings are now used by a number of cottage industry and handcraft businesses. At the 2016 census, Lobethal had a population of 2,135.

Key facts

Australian place.type
town
Australian place.name
Lobethal
Australian place.state
sa
Australian place.image
LobethalSA.JPG
Australian place.caption
Main Street, Lobethal
Australian place.lga
Adelaide Hills Council
Australian place.postcode
5241
Australian place.est
1842
Australian place.stategov
Morialta
Australian place.fedgov
Mayo
Australian place.dist1
42
Australian place.location1
Adelaide
Australian place.near nw
Cudlee Creek
Australian place.near n
Kenton Valley
Australian place.near ne
Mount Torrens
Australian place.near e
Charleston
Australian place.near se
Woodside
Australian place.near s
Woodside

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Australia
Located in
Adelaide Hills
Population
2174
Elevation
422
Shares border with
Mount Torrens
Image
Chapel (Lobethal) 2.jpg
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postal code
5241
male population
1207
female population
1325
Commons gallery
Lobethal
Commons category
Lobethal
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Lobethal is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is nestled on the banks of a creek between the hills and up the sides of the valley. It was once the centre of the Adelaide Hills wool processing industry, which continued until around 1950. The mill buildings are now used by a number of cottage industry and handcraft businesses. At the 2016 census, Lobethal had a population of 2,135.

The town is famed during the Christmas season for its display of Christmas lights and decorations, which have attracted visitors from around the state since the 1950s.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lobethal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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