Sitria

Sitria
Founded 1949
Founded by Polish and Romanian immigrants
Council Gezer
Region Shephelah
Affiliation Moshavim Movement

Sitria (Hebrew: סתריה‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 999.[1]

The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 by 95 families from Poland and Rumania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus.[2] Before 1948, the Sitriya (السطرية) Bedouin tribe lived in the area.[3]

According to Walid Khalidi, the moshav is built on the lands of Abu al-Fadl, a village depopulated in 1948.[4]

Economy

Domaine Herzberg, a boutique winery, is located in Sitria.[5]The moshav also operates a riding stable, Susey Adama.[6]

References

  1. ^ Sitriya, Jerusalem Media and Communications Center
  2. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xxi, Settlement #87, established 1949.
  3. ^ The Davids of Sitriya
  4. ^ Khalidi, 1992, p.357
  5. ^ Domaine Herzberg
  6. ^ Susey Adama Riding Stable

Bibliography

Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Communal settlements