Salamanca, Tasmania
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| Salamanca Hobart, Tasmania |
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 Salamanca Market |
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| Postcode: | 7004 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Hobart | ||||||||||||
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Salamanca is the name used loosely to describe areas or activities associated with Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania.
Salamanca Place itself consists of rows of sandstone buildings, formerly warehouses for the port of Hobart Town that have since been converted into restaurants, galleries, craft shops and offices. It was named after the victory in 1812 of the Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Salamanca in the Spanish province of Salamanca. It was previously called "The Cottage Green".
Each Saturday, Salamanca Place is the site for Salamanca Market which is popular with tourists and locals.
Salamanca Place is also popular after dark with both locals and visitors enjoying bars and eateries located there and the nearby wharves.
In the mid-1990s, Salamanca Square, a sheltered public square was built. Ringed by shops, cafes and restaurants, the centrepiece fountain and its lawns are a safe environment where children play alongside individuals and families.
There are many laneways and several square adjacent to Salamanca Place, built during the thriving whaling industry boom in the early and mid 1800s.
[edit] References
- Document which includes how Salamanca Place was named (PDF)
- Hobart City Council's Salamanca Market site
