Ein Vered

Ein Vered
עֵין וֶרֶד‬
Ein Vered
Coordinates: 32°15′55.8″N 34°56′0.23″E / 32.265500°N 34.9333972°E / 32.265500; 34.9333972Coordinates: 32°15′55.8″N 34°56′0.23″E / 32.265500°N 34.9333972°E / 32.265500; 34.9333972
District Central
Council Lev HaSharon
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1930
Founded by Tel Aviv residents
Population (2017)[1] 1,476

Ein Vered (Hebrew: עֵין וֶרֶד‬, lit. Rose Spring) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,476.[1]

History

Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land redeemed by the Jewish National Fund.[2] It was originally an intensive farming community.[2] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[2]

Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Farming history blooms in May
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