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Silvan is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Silvan had a population of 1908. A Post Office opened on 19 August 1892 known as ''Wandin'' until 1893, ''Wandin South'' until 1913, thence ''Silvan''. Silvan is a growing tourist town, with many visitors making the journey to the Tesselaar Tulip Farm in Spring time and to Chappies U-pick fruit farm during the summer. A farming town, Silvan is home to some of the best quality fruits in Australia and boasts ownership of Y.V. Fresh, a large local growers cooperative, and also Chappies, the first u-pick berry and cherry farm to start in Australia. Blue Hills Berries and Cherries is another popular u-pick farm in silvan. Silvan also is the location of the Silvan Reservoir. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.〔 〕 Silvan marks half way between the Shire of Yarra Ranges two main suburbs of Belgrave and Lilydale, both large towns. ==References== 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「Silvan, Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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