Elsternwick, Victoria
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Elsternwick is a residential suburb 9 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.
The name is derived from "elster", the German word for magpie and the Anglo-Saxon "wick" meaning village. The area became known as Elsternwick from the late 1850s.
Elsternwick village was surveyed in 1856. In 1861 a railway line was built from Melbourne to Brighton, via Elsternwick. A tramline was opened along Glenhuntly Road in 1889.
Elsternwick was originally situated across three municipalities - Caulfield, Brighton and St. Kilda. At the end of the 1880s unsuccessful attempts were made for Elsternwick to become administratively independent. Today it is in the Local Government Area of the City of Glen Eira. The postcode is 3185.
| Melbourne suburbs near Elsternwick (City of Glen Eira) | ||
| Balaclava | St Kilda East | Caulfield North |
| Elwood | Elsternwick | Caulfield South |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | Gardenvale | Brighton East
|
| Suburbs of the City of Glen Eira | |
|---|---|
|
Bentleigh |
Bentleigh East |
Caulfield |
Caulfield East |
Caulfield North |
Caulfield South |
Carnegie |
Elsternwick |
Glen Huntly |
McKinnon |
Murrumbeena |
Ormond |
St. Kilda East
| |
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