Sebastopol is a village community in the north east part of the

Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

, in

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia. It is situated about 15 kilometres south of Temora and 19 kilometres north of

Junee Reefs Junee Reefs is a locality in the south east part of the Riverina, Australia. It is situated by road, about 19 kilometres north of Old Junee and 19 kilometres south of Sebastopol. At the 2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number fol ...

. It was named after

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

, the site of an important battle during the

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...

. Gold was mined there from . Sebastopol Post Office opened on 7 March 1870 and closed in 1973. Sebastopol had a school from 1871 to 1949. Near Sebastopol is the 248 hectare site of a 90 Mega-Watt

solar farm Solar may refer to: Astronomy * Of or relating to the Sun ** Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun ** A device that utilizes solar energy (e.g. "solar panels") ** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate t ...

that became operational in December 2021. Image:StStephensChurchSebastopol.jpg, St Stephen's Church Sebastopol Image:RuinsatSebastopol.jpg, Ruins at Sebastopol

Notes and references

{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Temora Shire Mining towns in New South Wales