Givat Shapira

Givat Shapira
גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא
Village entrance
Givat Shapira
Coordinates: 32°21′28.07″N 34°52′30.36″E / 32.3577972°N 34.8751000°E / 32.3577972; 34.8751000Coordinates: 32°21′28.07″N 34°52′30.36″E / 32.3577972°N 34.8751000°E / 32.3577972; 34.8751000
District Central
Council Hefer Valley
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded 1958
Population (2017)[1] 414

Givat Shapira (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא, lit. Shapiro Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 414.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1958 and was named in honour of Zvi Hermann Schapira, the man who suggested the establishment of the Jewish National Fund.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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