Hope (New Zealand)
| Hope | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 21 ′ S , 173 ° 9 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-TAS | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Tasman | |
| District | Tasman District | |
| Ward | Richmond Ward | |
| Residents | 1 149 (2013) | |
| height | 20 m | |
| Post Code | 7020 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
.jpg) Church on Ranzau Road in Hope |
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Hope is a town in the Tasman District on the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place was named "Ranzau" by the German settlers after the sponsor of the settlement, Count Kuno zu Rantzau-Breitenburg . Later, the place was by Jane Hope , a granddaughter of the Duke of Hamilton , acquired the here lands in Hope renamed.
geography
The village is located in the alluvial land of the Waimea River on New Zealand State Highway 6 about 3 km southwest of Richmond and 21 km southwest Nelson . Neighboring towns are Richmond in the northeast and Brightwater 6.5 km southeast. Between Hope and Richmond , the New Zealand State Highway 60 branches off northwards towards Motueka and Collingwood .
history
The place goes back to a settlement financed by Count Kuno zu Rantzau-Breitenburg , which was carried out under the New Zealand Company . The German settlers came to New Zealand in 1843 on the Skjold ship . Gravestones from that time can be found in the cemetery of St John's Church , as well as street names in the place, such as Ranzau Road , which refer to the history of the German settlers.
Sightseeing
The house at 16 Aniseed Valley Road is listed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Hope . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 1012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Hope . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 14, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Neubauer: Hope . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 1012 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 10, 2017 .
- ^ Cob House. Historic Place Category 2. In: New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero . Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga , October 30, 2009, accessed September 25, 2019 .