Lobethal is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is nestled on the banks of a creek between the hills and up the sides of the valley. It was once the centre of the Adelaide Hills wool processing industry, which continued until around 1950. The mill buildings are now used by a number of cottage industry and handcraft businesses. At the 2016 census, Lobethal had a population of 2,135.
Main Street, Lobethal
Vineyard on the Adelaide-Lobethal Road, just outside the township of Lobethal
Race winner Allan Tomlinson (MG TA) contesting the 1939 Australian Grand Prix on the Lobethal Circuit
The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker is one of Australia's fastest-growing towns. Before British colonisation of South Australia, the area was inhabited by the Peramangk people.
Image: CSIRO Science Image 4094 Vineyards and mixed farming in the Adelaide Hills South Australia 1992 (cropped)
Image: St Paul's Lutheran Church, Hahndorf (retouched) (cropped)
Image: Mount Lofty House Adelaide (26066318008) (cropped)
Image: Strathalbyn railway station yard, 2014 (cropped)
