Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia and also the fifth biggest city in Australia. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains just north of the Fleurieu Peninsula positioned about the lower center of Australia using a map. It is a two-hour airline flight from Sydney and a half hour flight from Melbourne. Adelaide may perhaps be most well-known due to the many festivals and sporting events, its food and wine culture and its surrounding coastline and hills. It has a large defence and manufacturing industry.
Adelaide was proclaimed to be a British settlement on December 28th in1836. Prior to that the area surrounding Adelaide was populated by the indigenous Kaurna people and known as Tarndanyangga which means the “place of the red kangaroo”. Adelaide was titled in honour of Queen Adelaide, a consort to King William IV. One of Adelaide’s founding fathers, Colonel William Light, developed the city centre and chose its location close to the River Torrens. William Light set out the city centre inside a grid design which are interspaced by broad boulevards and big public squares and flanked by parklands.
The first settlers in Adelaide ended up diversified and it grew to become termed as a “City of Churches” because of its variety of beliefs and the church buildings that were built in Adelaide. The present standard of living shows that the city is consistently rated among the top 10 most liveable cities globally. It is a popular tourist vacation destination and a place to go for international students in Australia because of its healthy and balanced way of life with world-class education establishments and its flourishing local economy.
Since it is the South Australia’s government and also a commercial centre, it's the location of many governmental and also finance institutions, mainly concentrated in the city centre. The biggest employment sectors are healthcare and social care, however manufacturing remains an important employer. The Adelaide Hills wine region is also an significant and an essential economic area for the country when it comes to wine production and sales. Tourism is critical for the economic climate and it is a entry to widely recognized areas which include Kangaroo Island and the wine areas of the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale as well as the Clare Valley. Nearby tourist attractions in Adelaide are the Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Oval and the National Wine Centre.
Adelaide is likewise well recognized for the teams and sports played with the key sports activities played professionally in Adelaide being Australian Rules football, association football (soccer), cricket, netball, and also basketball. Two Australian Football League teams: the Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club are located in Adelaide along with one A-League football team, Adelaide United. Presently there are a couple of professional basketball teams, the Adelaide 36ers taking part in in the men’s National Basketball League (NBL) plus the Adelaide Lightning that plays in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL). The Australian Formula One Grand Prix used to be held on the streets of Adelaide from 1985 to 1996 before moving to Melbourne. Since 1999 the city and its adjacent areas have organized the increasingly well-known Tour Down Under bicycle event.
