Sheffield (Tasmania)

Sheffield
State :  Australia State : Tasmania
Coordinates : 41 ° 23 ′  S , 146 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 23 ′  S , 146 ° 19 ′  E Height : 280  m Area : 3.6  km²
Residents : 1,397 (2016) Population density : 388 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) LGA : Kentish Municipality
Sheffield

The small town of Sheffield is located about 23 south of the Devonport ferry terminal on the Australian island of Tasmania .

The first settlement of Europeans took place in the middle of the 19th century. The British Edward Curr , manager of Van Diemen's Land Company , had come to Tasmania to buy a large amount of land there. He named the place after his hometown of Sheffield in Yorkshire . Today the city has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Attractions

Sheffield is on a thoroughfare to Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park . In 1986, in order to give the city its own attractions, the walls of houses in Sheffield were decorated with large-format paintings. There are now almost fifty murals. The annual “International Mural Fest” competition has existed since 2003. The nine best murals will then be exhibited in the city park until the next competition.

Panorama of a mural in Sheffield

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Sheffield ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
2. ↑ Tasmania Tourist Office (accessed April 9, 2010)
3. ↑ Homepage of the competition (accessed on April 9, 2010)