Barossa Valley
The Barossa Valley (Barossa German: ''Barossa Tal'') is a valley in South Australia located northeast of Adelaide city centre. The valley is formed by the North Para River. It is notable as a major list of wine-producing regions, wine-producing region and tourism, tourist destination. The Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of Nuriootpa, South Australia, Nuriootpa, Tanunda, South Australia, Tanunda, Rowland Flat, South Australia, Rowland Flat and Lyndoch, South Australia, Lyndoch. The Barossa Trail walking and cycling path is long, and passes the main towns, starting from near Gawler, South Australia, Gawler on the Adelaide Plains, to Angaston, South Australia, Angaston to the east of the valley. History The traditional owners of the land including the Barossa Valley are the Peramangk people, who comprise a number of family groups. Evidence of their thousands of years of occupation can be seen all around the ...
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Barossa German
Barossa German ( or ) is a dialect of German language, German, predominantly spoken in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia. The prominent South Australian writer, Colin Thiele (1920–2006), whose grandparents were German people, German immigrants, referred to "Barossa-Deutsch" as: "that quaintly inbred and hybrid language evolved from a century of linguistic isolation".Stephany Steggall, "Teller of tales that teach" (''The Australian'', 15 September 2006)
. Access date: 7 June 2007. It takes its name from the Barossa Valley, where many German people settled during the 19th century. Some words from Barossa German have entered South Australian English.

History

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