Lilydale (Tasmania)

Lilydale
Mount Arthur southeast of Lilydale
State :  Australia State : Tasmania
Coordinates : 41 ° 15 ′  S , 147 ° 13 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 15 ′  S , 147 ° 13 ′  E Area : 1.4  km²
Residents : 277 (2016) Population density : 198 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 7268 LGA : Launceston City
Lilydale

Near Lilydale

Lilydale , originally called Germantown , is a small town in the northeast of the Australian state of Tasmania . It is located 28 kilometers northeast of Launceston , 10 kilometers northwest of Mount Arthur and belongs to the Local Government Area Launceston City . The 2016 census counted 277 residents.

Name origin

The town of Germantown (or Upper Piper ) was renamed Lilydale in 1887 at the suggestion of E. Kowarzic , head of the Tankerville Road Trust , because he noticed that the churches there were always decorated with Christmas lilies , for which the region still today is known.

Attractions

The most famous sights are Lilydale Falls , two small waterfalls, Mount Arthur and a series of painted telegraph poles along the main street.

Sports

Since 2011 Lilydale has had her own Australian football ceramic, a bowl team and a small boxing club. There is also an outdoor swimming pool.

North-Eastern Railway

Lilydale and the neighboring parishes of Karoola and Turners Marsh are on the Launceston to Scottsdale railway line , which opened on September 9, 1889.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Lilydale (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. ↑ HJW Stokes: The North Eastern Line of the Tasmanian Government Railways . Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin (March / April 1997). Pp. 67-77; 107-121