Hoffnungsthal - Settlement near Lyndoch established ca 1847.  After prolonged torrential rain, the area was flooded in October 1853 and, while a few remained in the area [9], most left over the next few years and the settlement was finally abandoned.  The Hoffnungsthal Lutheran church, which was built on higher ground, continued to serve the community until 1867.  Under the Nomenclature Act of 1917 many German place names in the Barossa Valley were changed; Hoffnungsthal was changed to Kirrawarra.  The name Hoffnungsthal was restored in 1975.