Ovens   Victoria   3738
Population: 170,  
Elevation: 237,  
Latitude: 36.35.31 Longitude: 146.45.50
Location:   320km north east of Melbourne
Highway: Great Alpine Road 
Nearest Major Town: Wangaratta
Nearest Airport: Albury
Touring Area: Legends Wine & High Country
Small town on the Great Alpine Road (previously the Ovens Hwy).
Tobacco growing area. Hotel. Nearby wineries.
Named for the Ovens River which flows through to Wangaratta and beyond and the Ovens Valley.

The Ovens Hotel beside the river.

  
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