Carlsruhe, Victoria

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Carlsruhe Victoria
Population:	442[1]
Postcode:	3442
Location:	80 km (50 mi) NW of Melbourne 74 km (46 mi) S of Bendigo 11 km (7 mi) NW of Woodend 6 km (4 mi) SE of Kyneton
LGA:	Shire of Macedon Ranges
State District:	Macedon, Ballarat East
Federal Division:	Bendigo, McEwen
Localities around Carlsruhe: Kyneton Kyneton Benloch Kyneton Carlsruhe Newham Lauriston Woodend North Newham

Carlsruhe is a small rural town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges between Woodend and Kyneton, alongside the Calder Highway. It is approximately 50 minutes from both Melbourne and Bendigo. At the 2006 census, Carlsruhe and the surrounding area had a population of 442.^[1]

[edit] History

Carlsruhe was initially a sheep run established in August 1837 by Charles Hotson Ebden. Carlsruhe was the first rural property north of the Port Phillip settlement. It was named after Karlsruhe, Germany, where Charles Hotson Ebden received part of his education. Carlsruhe has a graveyard that has many tombstones dating back to the 19th century.

[edit] Gallery

On a cairn in the centre of Carlsruhe	A map on display in Carlsruhe

[edit] References

v • d • e Towns in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local Government Area Baynton · Bolinda · Bullengarook · Carlsruhe · Cherokee · Clarkefield · Darraweit Guim · Gisborne · Gisborne South · Hesket · Kerrie · Kyneton · Lancefield · Lauriston · Macedon · Malmsbury · Monegeetta · Monegeetta North · Mount Macedon · Newham · Riddells Creek · Rochford · New Gisborne · Romsey · Springfield · Tylden · Woodend · Woodend North

Coordinates: 37°17′S, 144°30′E