Hermannsburg
About Hermannsburg
Hermannsburg, also known as Ntaria, is an Aboriginal community in Ljirapinta Ward of the MacDonnell Shire in the Northern Territory of Australia, 125 kilometres; west southwest of Alice Springs, in the traditional lands of the Western Arrarnta people.
History and Heritage
From the late nineteenth century, the desert peoples and their landscapes, including their Dreaming animals and their sacred waterholes, began to be occupied by alien newcomers, as well as new economies. This contact was unequivocally violent: it is estimated that between 1881 and 1891, 700 Aboriginal people were murdered in the areas around Alice Springs (Isaacs 2000, p.18).
Places to stay
Hermannsburg doesn’t offer much when it comes to accommodation but there are lots of nice places to stay around the area
Things to do
Hermannsburg offers exciting tours involving their history and has artwork displays around the town due to its famous artist Albert Namatjira.