Eden Valley South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°38′28″S 139°05′53″E / 34.641°S 139.098°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 390 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1864 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5235 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide [2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Elevation, coordinates [3] |
Eden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree. [4] Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm. [2] Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.
Eden Valley gives its name to a wine growing region that shares its western boundary with the Barossa Valley wine region. [5] The region is of similar size to the Barossa Valley wine region, and is well known for producing high quality riesling and shiraz wines.[ citation needed] Englishman Joseph Gilbert planted the first Eden Valley vineyard, Pewsey Vale, in 1847.[ citation needed] Within the Eden Valley region there is a sub-region called High Eden which is located higher in the Barossa Ranges, giving lower temperatures. [6]