Bnei Zion

Bnei Zion (Hebrew: בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן, lit. Sons of Zion) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around four and a half kilometres north of Ra'anana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,365.[1]

Bnei Zion

בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן
Bnei Zion
Bnei Zion
Coordinates: 32°13′5.15″N 34°52′5.52″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHof HaSharon
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded27 March 1947
Founded byJewish Agency
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,365
Websitewww.bnaizion.org.il

History

Bnei Zion was established on 27 March 1947 by the Jewish Agency for Israel, and was initially called Gva'ot Ra'anana (גבעות רעננה, lit. Ra'anana Hills) before being renamed after Bnai Zion, the American organisation that helped found it.

Nature reserve

Just west of the moshav is a 100-dunam nature reserve, declared in 1968.[2] The reserve is a remnant of the natural state of the Sharon plain, rich in flora that grows well in iron-rich soil.[3]

Notable residents

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. "Bnei Zion Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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