Cessnock

Cessnock
Cessnock, aerial view
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 32 ° 50 ′  S , 151 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 50 ′  S , 151 ° 21 ′  E Height : 80  m
Residents : 21,725 (2016)
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 2325 LGA : Cessnock City
Cessnock

Cessnock is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located in the Hunter Valley , about 150 km north of Sydney and 50 km west of Newcastle at about 100 m altitude.

The double community Cessnock-Bellbird has 20,013 inhabitants. The town was named after Cessnock Castle in Ayreshire , Scotland by an early settler.

After the first coal mine opened in 1891, the location of the largest coal deposit in New South Wales determined the fortunes of the city for a long time in the 20th century. After the decline in the 1960s, the city switched to tourism and the wine industry. The lower Hunter Valley near Cessnock is the oldest (since 1866) wine-growing region in Australia and is currently home to around 40 wineries, most of which are open to visitors.

The city of Cessnock is the center of the local administrative area of Cessnock City .

Web links

Commons : Cessnock, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Guide (English).
• Website of the Cessnock City Council (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cessnock ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. ^ UBD (1994) New South Wales: Cities and Towns