Leichhardt is a suburb in the Municipality of Leichhardt in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... The Municipality of Leichhardt is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in state of New South Wales, Australia. ... External links Sydney/Inner West at Wikitravel Categories: Stub ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

The suburb is situated between Haberfield to the west, Annandale to the east, Lilyfield to the north and Petersham to the south. Haberfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Annandale is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, located in the Inner West; Glebe lies to its east, Leichhardt to its west, Stanmore to its south and its northern end terminates at the back of Blackwattle Bay, part of Sydney Harbour. ... Lilyfield is a small inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Petersham is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

It is named for the Sorbian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. Sorbian national flag The Sorbs (also Lusatians or Lusatia Serbs) are a relatively small west Slavic people, living as a minority in the region known as Lusatia in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg (in former GDR territory). ... Portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (October 23, 1813 - 1848?) was a Prussian explorer and naturalist of Sorb descent. ...

Leichhardt is best known as Sydney's "Little Italy". Although it has become less distinctively Italian with the gentrification of the suburb and movement of families to suburbs with larger blocks of land such as nearby Haberfield, Five Dock, Concord and further afield as Gladesville, Ryde, Fairfield and Baulkham Hills, its Italian character is still palpable, particularly in the popular restaurants and cafes of its main street, Norton Street. Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians. ... Haberfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Five Dock is one of the 17 suburbs within the Local Government Area of Canada Bay, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Concord, the Park Suburb of New South Wales, Australia, is located in the Inner West of Sydney and is 16 kilometres west of the CBD (Central Business District). ... Gladesville is an affluent North Shore suburb in Lower Northern Sydney. ... Location within the British Isles Ryde is a seaside town and the largest urban area on the Isle of Wight with a population of approximately 26,000. ... Fairfield is a suburb in the City of Fairfield, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, about 30 kilometres from the Sydney central business district. ... Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the North West of Sydney, Australia. ... Main Street, Los Altos, California, featuring typical elements like diagonal parking, trees, and banners. ...

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street maps from Street Directory or Whereis or MSN Maps.
  • Satellite photos from Google Maps and Terraserver.
• Leichhardt Municipality Council website
• 2001 Census Information