Angaston, South Australia

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide.

Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s.

Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.

[3] Regular passenger trains ended in 1968 and the line from Nuriootpa to Angaston was replaced by a walking trail.

The finish of the 135 kilometres (84 mi) first stage of the 2014 Tour Down Under occurred on 21 January 2014 within the town.

Angaston painted by George French Angas in the 1840s