HAHNDORF
Located 28 km south-east of Adelaide, Hahndorf is a major
tourist destination. It is a little piece of Silesia, Prussia and Germany in the
Adelaide Hills. It is characterised by beautiful shady, tree-lined streets, lots
of advertisements and shop signs in Teutonic script, and lots of German tourists
being entertained in cafes, bars and restaurants run by the descendants of the
town's early German settlers. The town is 330 m above sea level, has a rainfall
of 990 mm and promotes itself as 'Australia's Oldest German Town'.
Hahndorf's history is connected to the arrival at Port
Adelaide, on 28 December, 1838 of the 344 ton ship, Zebra, under the control of
Captain Dirk Hahn. He was impressed by his passengers to such a point that upon
their arrival in South Australia he was determined to help them. Although a Dane
it is he who is honoured with his name being the basis of the town's name. The
ship was carrying 187 German immigrants. For a time the immigrants lived in
tents at Port Adelaide then Hahn came to an agreement to rent 150 acres of land
(this was the present site of Hahndorf) which would be divided up so there was
38 acres for living quarters and the rest for farming. Later the grant was
expanded to 240 acres. A group of twelve men on horseback and some ladies in a
carriage travelled to inspect the site and Hahn was so taken by it that he
declared 'It seems to me as if nature had lavished her choicest gifts on South
Australia, I should like to end my days here and never return to the busy
world.'
Today it is one of South Australia's premier tourist
attractions. There are few places in the country where you can drive through
typically Australian countryside and, quite suddenly, enter a world which seems
to have been lifted from Central Europe.
IN APPRECIATION
In
recognition of the contribution of the Lions Clubs of Turkey, especially Lion
Dr. Enzar Tore, in providing free web page hosting for Lions Clubs everywhere,
the HAHNDORF & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. proudly displays the flag of Turkey on our
site.
Click on the flag to go to the web site of Lion Dr. Enzar's home club - the
Lions Club of Canakkale.
As an
extension to the Turkish Lions' contribution, the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club of
MD 201 Q1 (Australia) offer assistance to Lions Clubs who want to take advantage
of the Turkish Lions offer, but are not familiar with web publishing. They've
already set up many sites for Lions Clubs world-wide, using Lionwap.
If your club wants to be on the internet, and would like some help, leave a
message in the Ekibin Guest Book by clicking on the image above. This is a FREE
SERVICE, so you don't spend a cent for their work. As Lionwap is also FREE, this
means you get a web site that you NEVER have to pay for. - Is that a deal or
what?
All your Club has to do it have some-one update and maintain your page, which
needs not take more than a few minutes each month. The Ekibin Lions will even
give you some tips on that!
