Steinfeld (formerly Stonefield) is a locality in

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on the plains east of the

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, and north of the

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. The village of Steinfeld was established in the 19th century. It was renamed to Stonefield in 1918 as many places with German or German-sounding names were changed around World War I. The name reverted to Steinfeld in 1986. The Steinfeld Lutheran congregation was established in 1882, and met in a home until it built its own building in 1890. The congregation met in this building until November 2016. A Lutheran school existed from the 1880s until 1917, when it was forcibly closed by the state government as a result of World War I. It was replaced by a public school in 1917, which operated until 1969. German was the predominant language in the area of the early days of the school, which posed challenges for teachers dealing with children with a poor grasp of English. In 1945, it was reported that the

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had erected signs on the

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road (now the

) indicating that one of the nearest public telephones was at Stonefield. The main part of the bounded locality now known as Steinfeld, including the original village, is in the

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. The northwestern corner of the locality is in the

Regional Council of Goyder The Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the Mid North region of South Australia. The council area is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent. The co ...

. That corner is also in the federal

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, rather than the

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like the rest of the locality. The

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-producin ...

Gliding Club and

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Gliding club share an airfield at Steinfeld.

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