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National Motor Museum Birdwood
Australia's premier motoring museum in the Adelaide Hills with over 300 vehicles telling the story of Australian motoring.
35 km · about 40 min drive
South Australia, Australia · Oceania
Echunga sits on the route: 15 minutes from Mylor, 35km from National Motor Museum Birdwood.
Echunga is a town located in South Australia, Australia. With a population of 1,072, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Echunga sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Adelaide time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Echunga to your route.
Echunga ( ih-CHUNG-gə) is a small town in the Adelaide Hills located 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Adelaide in South Australia.
The area was settled by Europeans during the period of British colonisation of South Australia in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. The name of the town was derived from the KaurnaRead more
word Ityangga, meaning "over there" or "close by".
Gold was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed goldfield in South Australia. This led to a gold rush; however, it did not last long, with the diggings exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby Jupiter Creek, which proved to be a much larger and more long-lived field.
For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. Echunga is part of Battunga Country.
Echunga frequently hosts stages of the Tour Down Under, with riders racing through the main street and up the steep climb of Chruch Hill Road.
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Echunga is located in South Australia, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -35.1035 latitude, 138.7959 longitude.
Echunga has a population of approximately 1,072 people, making it a town in Australia.
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Australia's premier motoring museum in the Adelaide Hills with over 300 vehicles telling the story of Australian motoring.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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