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Moculta, South Australia

Moculta is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Angaston. At the 2016 census, Moculta shared a population of 227 with part of Truro).

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Moculta
Suburb
Gnadenberg Church and the Hill of Grace wineyard
Gnadenberg Church and the Hill of Grace wineyard
Moculta
Coordinates: 34°28′12″S 139°07′02″E / 34.470134°S 139.117288°E / -34.470134; 139.1172881
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
Established1842 (sub-division)
15 May 200312
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total228 (SAL 2021)4
Time zoneUTC+9:30 (ACST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode
53535
CountyLight1
Mean max temp21.6 °C (70.9 °F)6
Mean min temp9.2 °C (48.6 °F)6
Annual rainfall481.4 mm (18.95 in)6
Suburbs around Moculta
Truro Truro Truro
Stockwell
Penrice		 Moculta Truro
Keyneton
Angaston Angaston
Keyneton		 Keyneton
Location5
Adjoining localities1

Moculta is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Angaston.15 At the 2016 census, Moculta shared a population of 227 with part of Truro).7

The earliest settlers in the area were English, Scottish and Irish migrants, among them the brothers Abraham and David Shannon. German migrants also came to the area from 1853. They built both the Gruenberg (1859) and Gnadenberg Lutheran churches. The township of Moculta itself was surveyed in 1865 and occupied soon after.8

The locality of Grünberg was renamed to Karalta as a consequence of the move to rename "names of enemy origin" during World War I, but has reverted to the Anglicised Gruenberg since then. It is now included in Moculta and Penrice9 Gnadenberg is also now included in Moculta.10

English and Barossa are spoken here

  • A dry stone wall at Mt Karinya near Moculta, South Australia.
    A dry stone wall at Mt Karinya near Moculta, South Australia.
  • A dry stone wall at Mt Karinya near Moculta.
    A dry stone wall at Mt Karinya near Moculta.
  • The restored cottage of the Rosenzweig's at Moculta, built circa 1859 with farm equipment in the foreground.
    The restored cottage of the Rosenzweig's at Moculta, built circa 1859 with farm equipment in the foreground.
  • The ruins of the Shannon family's farmhouse at Moculta in 2006. The steeple of the Gruenberg Lutheran church can be seen in the background.
    The ruins of the Shannon family's farmhouse at Moculta in 2006. The steeple of the Gruenberg Lutheran church can be seen in the background.
  • The Shannon family mausoleum outside of Moculta.
    The Shannon family mausoleum outside of Moculta.
  • The Swan Reach to Stockwell Pipeline at Moculta.
    The Swan Reach to Stockwell Pipeline at Moculta.
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  1. "Search results for 'Moculta, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. Weatherill, Jay (15 May 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Place (within the Barossa Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1947. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moculta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moculta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  5. "Moculta, South Australia (postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics: NURIOOTPA PIRSA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moculta". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. "Moculta". Flinders Ranges Research. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. "Placename Details: Gruenberg". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 2 November 2012. SA0028183. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015. Previously spelt as Grunberg. Gruenberg is German meaning green hill. Name altered to Karalta. Gruenberg reinstated. Not to be used as an address and is now incorporated in the bounded localities of Moculta and Penrice.
  10. "Placename Details: Gnadenberg". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 22 August 2006. SA0004793. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.