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Eltham () is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District.〔http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/north+west+melbourne/eltham〕 Its local government area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2011 Census, Eltham had a population of 18,162. Eltham is one of the 'green wedge' areas that provide relatively undeveloped, accessible environments within the Melbourne suburban region. These green wedge areas are under constant pressure from developments such as road and freeway expansions, but Eltham has managed to retain many tree-lined streets and leafy reserves. However, the character of the suburb is changing rapidly, with increased road traffic and higher-density housing becoming more common.〔(Traffic choking Eltham because of infrastructure neglect ) Graeme Hammond From: Sunday Herald Sun 9 July 2010〕 Eltham's tourist attractions include the artists colony Montsalvat and the Diamond Valley Railway, the largest ridable miniature railway in Australia. ==History== Eltham developed around what is now Main Road from the 1840s. A reserve for a village at the junction of the Diamond Creek and Yarra River is shown on maps around 1848. By 1851 the first Crown allotments were being subdivided and sold, along with a private subdivision developed by T. M. Holloway, known as Little Eltham. At this time, the town's centre was located around the intersection of Pitt Street and Main Road. Eltham Post Office opened on 1 February 1854. The arrival of the railway line in 1902 drew business further north along Main Road to the current town centre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eltham, Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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