Prenzlau, Queensland

Prenzlau is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Prenzlau had a population of 427 people.[1]

Prenzlau
Queensland
Entrance gate to Prenzlau State School, 2015
Prenzlau
Coordinates27.5319°S 152.5177°E / -27.5319; 152.5177
Population427 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density24.26/km2 (62.84/sq mi)
Established1860s
Postcode(s)4311
Area17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Prenzlau:
Brightview Brightview Coolana
Kensington Grove Prenzlau Minden
Hatton Vale Hatton Vale Minden

Geography

Prenzlau is situated in the Lockyer Valley at the southern end of the Somerset Region LGA in southeastern Queensland, Australia.

History

The area was settled in the 1860s by German immigrants, including the Ruthenberg and Ruhl families, from the Uckermark near Prenzlau in Brandenburg, Germany. The locality name is presumed to taken from the German town.[2]

Prenzlau Provisional School opened on 21 October 1894. On 1 May 1900 it became Prenzlau State School.[3][4]

There was a post office in the town from 1894 to 1968.

At the 2006 census, Prenzlau had a population of 1,120.[5]

Heritage listings
Prenzlau State School, east elevation, 2015

Heritage-listed sites in Prenzlau include:

Education

Prenzlau State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 357 Prenzlau Road (27.5340°S 152.5232°E / -27.5340; 152.5232 (Prenzlau State School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Prenzlau (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Prenzlau - locality in Somerset Region (entry 44909)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Prenzlau SS". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Prenzlau (Esk Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. "Prenzlau State School (entry 602856)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Prenzlau State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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