Freeling (South Australia)

Freeling is a small town in South Australia 1634 inhabitants located about 60 km north of Adelaide. The place is located in hilly farm country that is considered the best in Australia. The area is the growing center for cereals in Australia, which also houses an agricultural training and research center located in Roseworthy, a small town not far from Freeling. The Agpoint, a major agricultural supplier is based in Freeling.

Freeling is made ​​famous by the TV series McLeod's Daughters in Germany since Freeling is the location for most movie scenes of a rural town in this series.

History

Freeling was founded in 1860 by Robert Stephenson and named after Sir Arthur Henry Freeling, Major-General of South Australia from 1849-1861. Freeling in 1860 to a stop when the railway between Gawler and Kapunda. In Freeling is the Freeling Hotel, Railway Hotel (now Gungellan hotel) and the St Peter's Uniting Church, all of which were built in the early years of the local establishment.

The place is home to clubs for Australian Football, Netball, Cricket, bowls, basketball and tennis.

Because the television series numerous tourists come to the place, there are also guided tours to the known locations of the television film.

Not far from Freeling is the Barossa Valley, a famous wine- growing region.