Gomersal, South Australia
Gomersal is a small locality on the western edge of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about 6 km southwest of Tanunda. It lies between the Sturt Highway and the North Para River, near the valley floor. Gomersal was established in 1864 and was originally called Neu-Mecklenburg (New Mecklenburg). It was renamed Gomersal after the town of Gomersal in West Yorkshire, following anti-German sentiment during World War I.
In the 1990s, Gomersal Road was built as a freight bypass to help trucks avoid the main town centres. It connects Barossa Valley Way south of Tanunda near Bethany Road with the Sturt Highway south of Shea-Oak Log.
Gomersal has about 60 residents (2021). Nearby localities include Shea-Oak Log, Seppeltsfield, Tanunda, Rosedale, Lyndoch and Rowland Flat.
Local facilities include a closed Gomersal School (opened 1929) and a closed post office. The Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Schoenborn remains active on Gomersal Road. The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (originally Neu-Mecklenburg) was built in 1864, rebuilt in 1925, and closed in 1970 when its congregation merged into Trinity Church, Rosedale.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 14:19 (CET).