Prenzlau (Queensland)

Prenzlau
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1894
Coordinates : 27 ° 32 ′  S , 152 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 32 ′  S , 152 ° 31 ′  E Area : 17.6  km²
Residents : 427 (2016) Population density : 24 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4311 LGA : Somerset Regional Council
Prenzlau

Prenzlau is a town of 427 people in the Lockyer Valley area, in southeast Queensland , Australia . It is part of the LGA Somerset and very much shaped by agriculture. The place is located about 70 km west of Brisbane directly on the Warrego Highway .

This area was settled by German immigrants from the Uckermark , mainly from Prenzlau , at the end of the 19th century . The Prenzlau State School , founded in 1894, still exists today with around 30 students and German is still taught, among other things. From 1894 to 1968 there was a post office in Prenzlau.

In addition to Prenzlau, there are numerous other places founded by Germans, such as Minden and Marburg .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Prenzlau ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.