Sevenhill, South Australia
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St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°53′0″S 138°37′0″E / 33.88333°S 138.61667°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1850 | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Allan Aughey | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 163 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5453 | ||||||||||||
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The Australian monastic town of Sevenhill is in the Clare Valley of South Australia, approximately 130 km north of Adelaide. The town was founded by members of the Jesuit order in 1850. The name, bestowed by Austrian Jesuit priest Aloysius Kranewitter, is in homage to the seven hills of Rome.