Ramot HaShavim

Ramot HaShavim
רָמוֹת הַשָּׁבִים
Ramot HaShavim
Coordinates: 32°10′7.67″N 34°53′14.63″E / 32.1687972°N 34.8873972°E / 32.1687972; 34.8873972Coordinates: 32°10′7.67″N 34°53′14.63″E / 32.1687972°N 34.8873972°E / 32.1687972; 34.8873972
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Founded 1933
Founded by German immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 1,705
Website ramot-hashavim.org

Ramot HaShavim (Hebrew: רָמוֹת הַשָּׁבִים, lit. Heights of the Returnees) is a Jewish village in central Israel founded by German Jewish immigrants in 1933.[2] Located between Hod HaSharon and Ra'anana and covering around 2,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,705.[1]

History

The village was established as a moshav in 1933 by German immigrants of the Fifth Aliyah. In 1951 it became a local council, but as part of local government reforms in 2003 reverted to village status under the jurisdiction of a regional council.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. The History of Jewish Agricultural Settlement in Palestine, Alex Bein
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