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{{about|the geographical region|the wine region in South Australia| Adelaide Hills wine region}}

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== History ==

{{See also|History of Adelaide}}

Before European settlement, the [[Peramangk]] people occupied the Adelaide Hills region, including the land from the foothills, north from Mount Barker through [[Harrogate, South Australia|Harrogate]], [[Gumeracha]], [[Mount Pleasant, South Australia|Mount Pleasant]] and [[Springton, South Australia|Springton]] to the [[Angaston, South Australia|Angaston]] and [[Gawler, South Australia|Gawler]] districts in the [[Barossa Valley]], and also southwards to [[Strathalbyn, South Australia|Strathalbyn]] and [[Myponga, South Australia|Myponga]] on the [[Fleurieu Peninsula]], as well as some sites on the [[River Murray]] to the east of the hills.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peramangk | website=Visit Adelaide Hills | url=https://www.visitadelaidehills.com.au/peramangk | access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref>

 

 

Wood was harvested by woodsmen in the hills and carted to the city for building new buildings from the earliest days of the [[colony of South Australia]]. The hills were then named "the Tiers", and the timber merchants "tiersmen". The first pub in the [[East End, Adelaide|East End of Adelaide]], built at 233-237 [[Grenfell Street]], was known as the Woodman (later being rebuilt as The Producers Hotel).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://d31atr86jnqrq2.cloudfront.net/heritage-places/heritage-place-information-sheet-233-237-grenfell-street.pdf| title=Woodmans Inn (Former Producers Hotel)| date=1996| quote=The text in this Information Sheet was copied from the ''Heritage of the City of Adelaide: An Illustrated Guide'' (1996).|publisher= [[City of Adelaide]]}}</ref>

 

This explains the strong German cultural connection seen in the number of [[Lutheran Church of Australia|Lutheran]] churches, Lutheran schools which often have German on the curriculum, and the number of older residents who still speak German. Some customs have grown, such as the [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]] [[Christmas lights]] which began in the 1950s.

 

== Culture and attractions ==

For many Adelaide residents, a drive through the hills is a popular pastime, particularly due to proximity to the city and other suburbs.<ref>[http://indaily.com.au/travel/2015/08/31/my-backyard-adelaide-hills/ My Backyard: Adelaide Hills] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915163004/http://indaily.com.au/travel/2015/08/31/my-backyard-adelaide-hills/ |date=15 September 2015 }}, ''InDaily'', 8 August 2015. Accessed 9 January 2016.</ref> With Adelaide being a linear city extending {{convert|90|km|mi}} north to south, the hills are within {{convert|20|km|mi}} of the majority of residents.

 

 

==Protected areas==

{{See also|Hills Face Zone}}

 

Many native species of fauna can be encountered within the hills region. Among the more common species include the [[kookaburra]], [[tawny frogmouth]], [[southern brown bandicoot]], kangaroo, [[brown tree frog]], and [[pogona|bearded dragon]]. Several of the less common species include the [[antechinus]] ([[Morialta Conservation Park]]), [[Rosenberg's monitor|heath monitor]] ([[Scott Creek Conservation Park]]) and the very rare [[Morelia spilota metcalfei|inland carpet python]] (greater Mount Barker region).

 

==Climate==

{{See|Climate of Adelaide}}

It is generally a few degrees cooler in the Hills than in [[Adelaide city centre]] and [[Adelaide Plains|Plains]]. The days are warm in January and February, but the region generally experiences cool nights. This significant [[Diurnal temperature variation|diurnal variation]] results in cool mean daily temperatures even in summer.{{cn|date=October 2021}}

 

The area receives a light snowfall approximately once every three to four years, occasionally enough to stay on the ground for half a day,{{cn|date=October 2021}} and large amounts of [[hail]] are more likely to fall here than on the Plains.<ref >{{cite web | last=Boisvert | first=Eugene | title=Hail and heavy rain hit Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills as storms roll through South Australia | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=29 September 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-29/hail-and-heavy-rain-hit-adelaide/100500962 | access-date=28 October 2021}}</ref>

==See also==

{{Portal|South Australia}}