German Place Names In 1917 (during the First World War) the government of South Australia changed 69 German placenames and names of geographical features. Some were given Aboriginal names whereas others were named after battles or generals. Most of the old German names have disappeared, very few were later reinstated. An extract from the report of the Nomenclature Committee of the South Australian Government in 1916 on enemy place names said ...the names of all towns and districts in South Australia which indicate a foreign enemy origin should be altered, and ... be designated by names either of British origin or South Australian native origin. We find, from a careful examination of the official records, that there are on the map of South Australia at least 67 geographical place names of enemy origin, ranging from an important centre like Petersburg to trigonometrical stations and obscure hills in the remote interior. There may be a few not officially recorded which have escaped our notice. List of German placenames and their new names. Published in the South Australian Gazette in 1918. * original name restored in 1935 + original name restored in 1975 German Name NEW NAME Bartsch’s Creek YEDLAKOO CREEK Basedow, Hundred of HUNDRED OF FRENCH Berlin Rock PANPANDIE ROCK Bethanien BETHANY Bismarck WEEROOPA Blumberg BIRDWOOD Blumenthal LAKKARI Buchfelde LOOS Carlsruhe KUNDEN Cape Bauer CAPE WONDOMA Ehrenbreitstein MT. YERILA Ferdinand Creek ERNABELLA CREEK Mt. Ferdinand MT. WARRABILLINNA Friedrichstadt TANGARI Friedrichswalde TARNMA Gebhardt’s Hill POLYGON RIDGE German Creek BENARE CREEK German Pass TAPPA PASS Germantown Hill VIMY RIDGE Gottlieb’s Well PARNGGI WELL Grunberg + KARALTA Grunthal VERDUN Hahndorf * AMBLESIDE Hasse’s Mound LARELAR MOUND Heidelberg KOBANDILLA Herrgott Springs MARREE Hildesheim PUNTHARI Hoffnungsthal + KARRAWIRRA Homburg, Hundred of HUNDRED OF HAIG Jaenschtown KERKANYA Kaiserstuhl + MT. KITCHENER Klaebes KILTO Klemzig * GAZA Krawe Rock MARTI ROCK Krichauff, Hundred of HUNDRED OF BEATTY Krichauff BEATTY Kronsdorf + KABMINYE Langdorf KALDUKEE Langmeil + BILYARA Lobethal * TWEEDVALE Mt. Meyer MT. KAUTO Muller’s Hill YANDINA HILL Neudorf MAMBURDI Neukirch + DIMCHURCH New Hamburg WILLYAROO New Mecklenburg GOMERSAL Oliventhal OLIVEDALE , Hundred of HUNDRED OF CANNA WIGRA Petersburg PETERBOROUGH Pflaum, Hundred of HUNDRED OF GEEGEELA Rhine Park KONGOLIA Rhine Hill MONS Rhine River North THE SOMME Rhine River South THE MARNE Rhine (North), Hundred of HUNDRED OF JELLICOE Rhine (South), Hundred of HUNDRED OF JUTLAND Rhine Villa CAMBRAI Rosenthal ROSEDALE Scherk, Hundred of HUNDRED OF STURDEE Schoenthal BOONOALA Schomburgk, Hundred of HUNDRED OF MAUDE Seppelts DORRIEN Schreiberhau + WARRE Siegersdorf + BULTAWILTA Steinfeld STONEFIELD Summerfeldt SUMMERFIELD Vogelsang’s Corner TEERKOORE Von Doussa, Hundred of HUNDRED OF ALLENBY Wusser’s Nob KARUN NOB Some had escaped their notice. The best example being Adelaide. If you like to find out more, please go to HOME PAGE for more information. Thank you for visiting Flinders Ranges Research, We hope you enjoy your stay and find the information useful. This site has been designed and is maintained by FRR. ABN 15 308 845 845