Jerusalem (New Zealand)
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Jerusalem Māori: Hiruhārama |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 33 ' S , 175 ° 5' E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MWT | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
| District | Whanganui District | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 40 m | |
| Post Code | 4576 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
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.JPG) St Joseph's Church in Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem ( Māori Hiruhārama ) is a settlement in the Whanganui District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is located around 22 km southwest of Raetihi , embedded in the surrounding mountains directly on the Whanganui River . The connection to the settlement leads over a 33 km long gravel road over the settlement Pipiriki .
history
The settlement was once a fishing village on the Whanganui River and was named after the biblical Jerusalem .
In 1854 a Roman Catholic missionary station was opened in the settlement and in 1892 Suzanne Aubert founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion . The convent buildings and the monastery church, which replaced the first church destroyed by fire in 1888, have been preserved on the mission site .
The New Zealand poet James K. Baxter and his followers formed a commune in Jerusalem in 1970. Baxter is buried in the settlement.
literature
- AW Reed : Jerusalem . In: The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names . Reed Books , Auckland 2002, ISBN 0-7900-0761-4 (English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 7, 2017 .
- ^ History of Jerusalem . Sisters of Compassion , accessed June 7, 2017 .