__NOTOC__ The Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of

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in the suburb of Flaxman Valley about north-east of the state capital of

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and about south-east of the town of Tanunda. The conservation park consists of land in sections 531, 623, 730, 732, 733, 736, 737, 844, 859, 860, 861 and 862 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Moorooroo and which is an area bounded in the east by a sealed road, Tanunda Creek Road. The

Heysen Trail The Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail in South Australia. It runs from Parachilna Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges via the Adelaide Hills to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula and is approximately in length. Route summary From n ...

, the long distance walking trail, passes along the west side of the conservation park. It was proclaimed under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...

'' on 3 May 1979 for the above-mentioned parcels of land with exception to sections 859, 860, 861 and 862 which were added by proclamation on 3 December 1987. It is named after a hill called Kaiserstuhl which is located to its immediate west in the suburb of

Pewsey Vale Pewsey Vale vineyard was founded in Eden Valley, South Australia during 1847 by Englishman, Joseph Gilbert. It is currently part of S.Smith and son. It was the first vineyard established in what is now the Eden Valley wine region

. As of 2016, it covered an area of . The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

Kaiserstuhl/Patpoori

Kaiserstuhl (literally "emperor's chair") is a mountain of about height located in a northern part of the

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(Kaiserstuhl Native Forest Reserve) in the locality of

. It was named by geologist Joseph Menge after the Kaiserstuhl mountain range near

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in southwestern Germany, a famous winegrowing region. It is dual-named with the Aboriginal name Patpoori. The German name was changed to Mount Kitchener in 1918, but has since been changed back.

References

External links

Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park official webpageKaiserstuhl Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1979 1979 establishments in Australia South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate