Tel Yitzhak

Tel Yitzhak
תֵּל יִצְחָק
Tel Yitzhak
Coordinates: 32°15′8.64″N 34°52′8.76″E / 32.2524000°N 34.8691000°ECoordinates: 32°15′8.64″N 34°52′8.76″E / 32.2524000°N 34.8691000°E
Council Hof HaSharon
Region Coastal plain
Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni
Founded 1938
Founded by Galician immigrants

Tel Yitzhak (Hebrew: תֵּל יִצְחָק, lit. Yitzhak Hill) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain to the south-east of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 851.

The kibbutz was established in 1938 by immigrants from Galicia as part of the tower and stockade settlement programme. It was named after Yitzhak Steiger, a leader of Hanoar Hatzioni in Galicia.

Nature reserve

South-west of the kibbutz is a tiny (8-dunam) nature reserve, declared in 1968,[1] to preserve some of the original foliage of the Sharon plain.[2] Flora includes Carob trees, Calicotome villosa, Thymelaea hirsuta, Prasium majus, Anagyris, and Lavender.

References

  1. "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  2. "Tel Yitzhak Nature Reserve" (in Hebrew). iNature.info. Retrieved 2010-10-13.