Naracoorte, South Australia

Naracoorte is a predominantly rural town in the south east of South Australia and is approximately 330 km from Adelaide on Riddoch Highway (A66 ) near the border with Victoria. It has 4888 inhabitants.

It is believed that the city's name is derived from the local Aboriginal language, either for " flowing water place " or " Big water hole" is. An existing disagreement as to the exact meaning of the name goes back to the many spelling variations such as Narcoot, Nancoota or Nanna coorta, which were common for the place.

History

Before colonization by the whites lived the tribe of Aborigines Meintangk in this area, which oppose to the 1870s into the settlement by the whites.

The first white settlement in the area dates back to the 1842 back as the pioneer George Ormerod settled there. Three years later decided another settler, the wealthy Scottish immigrant William MacIntosh, to found a village, which he named after his birthplace Kincraig. He was there on a shop and also opened a hotel to attract more settlers. However, the population began in the 1850s to grow noticeably, after gold was discovered in the neighboring Victoria and many prospectors came through this area.

From the year 1869, the place was known officially as Narracoorte, with today's spelling had not yet emerged. Before that, there were several different names for the village, including Kincraig, Narracoorte or Skyetown. A year later, the settlement of the status of a town was granted. At that time there lived 900 inhabitants. In 1875 there was the first newspaper. Only after the railroad had reached Naracoorte in 1876, another was slow though steady population growth secured. 1924, the town was finally granted local self-government.

Economy

In previous years, sheep and cattle farming was operated mainly in Naracoorte. In parallel to its decline was formed later the wine as new agricultural mainstay of the region. Mentioned here are the three wine regions Coonawarra, Padthaway and Wrattonbully which also attract many visitors.

Tourism is another new economic resource of the area. He is Buoyed at least since 1994, the Naracoorte Caves National Park nearby has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in the World Heritage List. The highly related to its importance wetland Bool Lagoon attracts many travelers.

Attractions

• Caves (Alexandra Cave, Victoria Fossil Cave, Blanche Cave ), in nearby Naracoorte Caves National Park
• Bool Lagoon
• Sheep 's Back Museum
• Mini Jumbuk Centre