Verdun

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Verdun

Total population

68

WeatherAvg high 66.6°F

Coordinates-35.01°, 138.79°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Verdun, previously named Grünthal Is nestled in the Adelaide Hills, Australia, lies along the road connecting Hahndorf to Balhannah. According to the 2011 Australian Census, the town recorded a population of 662 residents.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

George Pearce

West Australian politician (1870-1952)

Cayla George

Australian basketball player

Nora Heysen

Australian painter (1911-2003)

B

Brad Hill

Australian basketball player

B

Brian Matthews

Structural biologist at University of Oregon, studying determinants of protein stability by mutants in T4 lysozyme; editor of Protein Science journal

D

Danny Sveinson

Canadian guitarist

Dylan Lewis

Australian broadcaster and Big Brother winner

E

Elery Hamilton-Smith

Australian academic

Emma Wirkus

Australian soccer player

F

Fred Stacey

Australian politician

G

Garth Boomer

Australian educationist (1940-1993)

Harrison Peacock

Australian volleyball player

J

John Bartram

Australian track and field athlete (1925-2014)

Kyam Maher

Australian politician

Tiffany Cromwell

Australian road bicycle racer

M

Mark Fiora

Australian speedway rider

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Mount George
  1.9 mi away
• Carey Gully
  3.3 mi away
• Uraidla
  4.4 mi away · pop. 931
• Longwood
  4.4 mi away · pop. 98
• Basket Range
  5 mi away · pop. 100
• Bradbury
  5.2 mi away · pop. 142
• Ashton
  5.6 mi away
• Marble Hill
  6.1 mi away
• Woodside
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,890
• Inverbrackie
  6.3 mi away · pop. 119
• Echunga
  6.6 mi away · pop. 630
• Cherryville
  6.8 mi away

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Recently spotted species

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Seen 2026-07-10

Algerian Iris

Iris unguicularis

Seen 2026-07-10

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

Seen 2026-07-10

Rhizochaete filamentosa

Rhizochaete filamentosa

Seen 2026-07-10

Green Wood Cup

Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Seen 2026-07-10

Cladonia rigida

Cladonia rigida

Seen 2026-07-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers