Naseby (New Zealand)
| Naseby | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ S , 170 ° 9 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Central Otago District | |
| Ward | Maniototo Ward | |
| Residents | 120 (2013) | |
| height | 589 m | |
| Post Code | 9396 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| website | www.nasebyinfo.org.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Historical part of Naseby . Maniototo County Council Offices (1st) and Royal Hotel (2nd) |
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Naseby is a village in the Central Otago District of the Otago Regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The settlement, originally named " Parker's Diggings " after the Parker brothers because of its gold finds , was later given the name Naseby , presumably in memory of the Battle of Naseby in 1645 when Republican troops, led by Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax , were nearby of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England, victorious over the royal guards.
geography
Naseby is located about 97 km north-northwest of Dunedin and about 64 km northeast of Alexandra in the highlands of Central Otago . Oamaru in the east on the east coast of the South Island is also 40 miles away. Ranfurly , the next larger neighboring town, is around 12 km south-southwest. The highlands on which Naseby is located are protected by the Dunstan Mountains around 40 km west of the village , the Ida Range , which begins just 5 km north, and the Kakanui Mountains , which stretch around 17 km to the east warm summers and cold winters, comparable to a country climate. Around Naseby and especially to the north-west of the village there are patchwork-like large and small areas overgrown with forest and scrub, the establishment of which began in 1899. Numerous smaller streams meander from the Ida Range and south of Naseby , all of which flow into the Taieri River , which flows 25 km further south to the east .
history
On July 8, 1863, the Otago Daily Times reported on the gold finds by the Parker brothers, who had found the precious metal just one kilometer from what is now the village at a depth of only 30 cm. Gold seekers, "electrified" for such news since the beginning of the Otago Gold Rush , immediately set off and in just one week a tent city was built, which subsequently developed into a settlement of over 4000 residents. Naseby was granted city status in 1872 and had all the characteristics of a gold rush town of those days, which not only attracted prospectors, but also people who tried their luck in other ways. In 1940 the gold fields were exhausted and Naseby gradually fell back into insignificance. There are still preserved buildings from those days, some of which are now a listed building.
population
At the census of 2013 the place had 120 inhabitants, 5.3% more than at the census in 2006. Of the village's 276 houses, only 66 are inhabited.
economy
Naseby lives today from fruit growing, sheep breeding, the timber industry and in parts from tourism.
tourism
In summer, campers and owners of small holiday homes come to the village. A 9-hole golf course, hiking and mountain biking , the surrounding small lakes with their possibilities and the historical buildings of the settlement are the attractions for summer tourists. In winter Naseby offers an ice rink for curling, an ice rink for ice skating and a 360 m long luge track , which was first put into operation in 2008.
See also
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Naseby . In: The New Zealand Book . NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 813-815 .
Web links
- Homepage . Naseby Information Center,accessed August 13, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Naseby . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Helga Neubauer: Naseby . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 814 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Naseby History . Naseby Information Center , accessed August 13, 2017 .
- ^ Activities . Naseby Information Center , accessed August 13, 2017 .