Items of Interest around Hahndorf

Fountain in Alec Johnston ParkThere are also a number of individual Items of interest or of historical value located around Hahndorf including  those listed below:

  • Community Hall RSL Mural
  • The Old Gun
  • Novita Wishing Well
  • German Wagon - Beerenberg Farm
  • Historic Buildings Plaques
  • Avenue of Oak Trees  -  Windsor Avenue
  • Hahn Court Heritage Walkway
  • Millstones at St Michael's  -  These millstones are located at the exit from St Michael's Church carpark.  They were used by JFW Wittwer in the first flour mill on Cox Creek in 1846, and were presented by C. Jaensch in 1909.
  • Alec Johnston Park  -  Memorial Fountain and RSL Memorial
    • The water feature represents the Church as the heart of the early Lutheran Community. The 3 fused glass panels is taken from the concept of the windows in St Michael’s Church … and the base is in the pattern of the Luther Rose.
    • Black cross suffering of Christ and our faith in Him.
    • Red heart believers heart, and because it is always there.
    • White rose traditional symbol of peace, comfort, forgiveness
    • Blue background joy in spirit,beginning a heavenly future
    • Golden ring glorious eternity.
  • Pioneer Womens Memorial Plaque
  • Pioneer Memorial Gardens  - Memorial Gateway, Bust of Captain Hahn, Pioneer Womens' Memorial.
  • Avenue of Trees Pioneer Women's Memorial Plaque  -  As a result of the '2000 Community Consultation Workshops' to develop concepts for public art works to celebrate the role played by the Hahndorf Pioneer Women, the Mt Barker Council extended the Avenue of trees to River Road.  54 additional trees representing the founding families were planted.  Additionally a Community Grant received from the District Council of Mount Barker by the Hahndorf Community Association (HCA) of $2500 to honour pioneer women resulted in a plaque being placed on a Granite Rock on Main Street, just beyond Ambleside Road.  The wording directed people’s attention to the 54 trees that had been planted by Council along Main Street as far as River Road.  The wording on the plaque says:  “This Avenue of 54 trees commemorates the Pioneer Women of Hahndorf and the part they played in the provision of fresh produce to the early settlers in Adelaide”.
  • Church Founders Plaque  -  Recognising Lutheran immigrants who took part in the first church service commemoration their arrival in Hahndorf.

 

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