Ramot HaShavim
| Ramot HaShavim רָמוֹת הַשָּׁבִים | |
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  Ramot HaShavim | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′7.67″N 34°53′14.63″E / 32.1687972°N 34.8873972°ECoordinates: 32°10′7.67″N 34°53′14.63″E / 32.1687972°N 34.8873972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founded by | German immigrants |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,651 |
| 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 2015 it had a population of 1,651.[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 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ The History of Jewish Agricultural Settlement in Palestine, Alex Bein
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)
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