Angaston, South Australia

Angaston
South Australia
Angaston; South Australia
	Murray St, the main street of Angaston
	Angaston
Coordinates	34°30′S 139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E
Population	2,095 (2016 census)
Established	1842
Postcode(s)	5353
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Location	77 km (48 mi) north-east of Adelaide via
LGA(s)	Barossa Council
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal division(s)	Barker
	Localities around Angaston:

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561 mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.^[2]

Railway

Angaston was the terminus of the Barossa Valley railway line which was built in 1911.^[3] The railway has now closed and been replaced by part of the Barossa Trail walking and cycling path from Nuriootpa.

George Fife Angas (1789–1879) politician, banker and possible former slaveholder or slavery emancipist.
Sir John Keith Angas (1900–1977) pastoralist^[4]
Hugh Thomas Moffitt Angwin (1888–1949) engineer and public servant^[5]
William Hague (1864–1924) storekeeper and politician^[6]
Brian Hurn (1939–2015), cricketer.^[7]
Shannon Hurn (1987-), AFL footballer, West Coast Eagles 2018 Premiership Captain, 2 X All Australian, AFLPA Best Captain 2019, West Coast Eagles games record holder. ^[8]
O. P. Heggie (1877–1936) Actor. Played the Hermit who befriends the Monster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town. The race started in Nuriootpa and was won by Simon Gerrans of Orica–GreenEDGE.^[13]