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<div>{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Australian place<br />
| type = town<br />
| name = Meringur <br />
| state = vic<br />
| image = Meringur Lutheran Church 002.JPG<br />
| caption = St John the Evangelist's Lutheran church, built in a style similar to those in South Australia<br />
| lga = Rural City of Mildura<br />
| postcode = 3496<br />
| est = <br />
| use_lga_map = yes<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34|23|S|141|21|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pop = 70<br />
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}<br />
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS"/><br />
| elevation= <br />
| maxtemp = <br />
| mintemp = <br />
| rainfall = <br />
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mildura|Mildura]]<br />
| fedgov = [[Division of Mallee|Mallee]]<br />
| dist1 = 637<br />
| dir1 = NW<br />
| location1= [[Melbourne]]<br />
| dist2 = 98<br />
| dir2 = W<br />
| location2= [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]]<br />
| dist3 = 71<br />
| dir3 = E<br />
| location3= [[Renmark, South Australia|Renmark]] (SA)<br />
| near-nw = [[Murray-Sunset, Victoria|Murray-Sunset]]<br />
| near-n = [[Neds Corner, Victoria|Neds Corner]]<br />
| near-ne = [[Neds Corner, Victoria|Neds Corner]]<br />
| near-w = [[Murray-Sunset, Victoria|Murray-Sunset]]<br />
| near-e = [[Werrimull, Victoria|Werrimull]]<br />
| near-sw = [[Murray-Sunset, Victoria|Murray-Sunset]]<br />
| near-s = [[Murray-Sunset, Victoria|Murray-Sunset]]<br />
| near-se = [[Murray-Sunset, Victoria|Murray-Sunset]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Meringur''' is a locality to the west of [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]] in northwestern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. At the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], Meringur and the surrounding area had a population of 67 down from 128 in 2011.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS<br />
|id=SSC20878<br />
|name=Meringur (State Suburb)<br />
|accessdate=4 January 2015<br />
|quick=on}}</ref> It is located in the [[Millewa]] region at the end of the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road towards the [[South Australia]]n border.<br />
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The Post Office opened on 2 February 1926.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Meringur* | access-date = 16 February 2021}}</ref> The railway opened in 1925, and the station had facilities to handle passengers, sheep and grain. The line was extended to [[Morkalla, Victoria|Morkalla]] in 1931, but the extension closed in 1965. The entire line was closed by 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Redcliffs-Meringur.pdf |page=6 |title=Redcliffs - Meringur |author=Andrew Waugh |work=Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0 |date=March 2003 |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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The Millewa Pioneer Forest and Historical Village [[open-air museum]] is in Meringur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millewapioneerpark.org.au |title=The Millewa Pioneer Forest and Historical Society INC. |access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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Meringur has an [[Australian rules football]] team competing in the [[Millewa Football League]], although in recent years the team has been based in Mildura. It went into recess in 2011 due to lack of players but has since reformed.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Mallee (Victoria)]]<br />
[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]<br />
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