Marananga, South Australia

Marananga
South Australia
St. Michael's Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church in Marananga
Marananga is located in South Australia
Marananga
Marananga
Coordinates34°29′13″S 138°56′19″E / 34.487022°S 138.938486°E / -34.487022; 138.938486[1]
Population104 (2016 census)[2]
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal division(s)Barker
Suburbs around Marananga:
Greenock Nuriootpa
Seppeltsfield Marananga
Gomersal Tanunda Stone Well

Marananga is a locality in South Australia. It was known as Gnadenfrei before 1918 when names of "enemy origin" were changed to sound less German.

The Gnadenfrei Lutheran Church was established, then a German school was established in 1879. The school's name was changed to Marananga in 1918,[3] which is now also the name of the locality. Gnadenfrei means 'grace' and 'freedom'.[4] Marananga means "My hands" in the Aboriginal language of the Overland Corner tribe.[5]

  1. ^ "Search results for 'Marananga, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marananga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 January 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "EDUCATION NEWS". The Express and Telegraph. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 12 July 1918. p. 1 Edition: 5 O'CLOCK EDITION. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Placename Details: Gnadenfrei (LOCU)". Property Location Browser. 11 December 2006. SA0026767. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Placename Details: Marananga (LOCB)". Property Location Browser. 11 December 2006. SA0042875. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.