Winton (New Zealand)
| Winton | ||
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 9 ′ S , 168 ° 20 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-STL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Southland | |
| District | Southland District | |
| Ward | Winton Ward | |
| Residents | 2 211 (2013) | |
| height | 50 m | |
| Post Code | 9720 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ WNT | |
Winton is a place in the Southland District of the Southland regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place was named after the herdsman Thomas Winton , who lived in the area in the 1850s and helped survey the land for the construction of the settlement.
geography
The place is located around 30 km north of Invercargill and around 48 km west of Gore in the wide plain of the Oreti River .
history
Winton used to be a station on the railway line, which first opened from Invercargill to Winton on February 22, 1871 , and was expanded and changed over time. The line was the southernmost in Southland , which was created in the standard gauge of 1,435 mm. The next section to Caroline was built in the narrow gauge of 30 inches (1,067 mm) that is otherwise common in New Zealand . This extension went into operation on October 20, 1875 and ended the 4.5 year status of the place as a terminal. Two months later, the line to Invercargill was also converted to narrow gauge. This line was expanded further north and later referred to as the Kingston Branch . Erected in 1883 as a bush tram east of Winton , the line was rebuilt to railroad standards as the Hedgehope Branch in the late 1880s and put into operation on July 17, 1899. Winton had thus developed into a railway junction until the Hedgehope Branch was closed again on January 1, 1968 . The Kingston Branch , once one of the more important lines in the country, fell in the 1970s and most of the route was shut down on 13 December 1982 including the part by Winton . Today little remains of the line, although its course can still be seen in the landscape.
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 2,211 inhabitants, 5.9% more than in the 2006 census.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
The New Zealand State Highway 6 runs through Winton and connects the town directly to the south with Invercargill and north towards Lumsden , which is around 45 km away. As the Great North Road, this highway is the town's central traffic axis and a stopping point for travelers who are traveling south towards the coast. In the place the New Zealand State Highway 96 crosses the north-south axis of the State Highway 6 and connects Winton with Mataura in the east and with Nightcaps , Ohai to Clifton and the New Zealand State Highway 99 in the west.
Education
With the Winton School, the town has a primary school with grades 1 to 8. In 2016, 276 students attended the school. With the Central Southland College , the place can offer a secondary school with grades 9 to 15. In 2015, 520 students attended the school.
Trivia
Minnie Dean was the only woman ever to die on the death penalty in New Zealand. She was convicted of child murder in several cases and sentenced to death in 1895. She is buried in the cemetery in Winton .
See also
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Winton . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 867 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Winton . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 28, 2017 .
- ^ A b Neubauer: Winton . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 868 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 28, 2017 .
- ^ Winton School . Education Review Office , accessed October 28, 2017 .
- ^ Central Southland College . Education Review Office , accessed October 28, 2017 .