Ein Vered
עֵין וֶרֶד
Ein Vered is located in Central Israel
Ein Vered
Ein Vered
Ein Vered is located in Israel
Ein Vered
Ein Vered
Coordinates: 32°15′56″N 34°56′0″E / 32.26556°N 34.93333°E / 32.26556; 34.93333
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilLev HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1930
Founded byTel Aviv residents
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,567
Farming in Ein Vered, 1950

Ein Vered (Hebrew: עֵין וֶרֶד, lit. 'Rose Spring') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,567.[1]

History

Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.[2]

Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land purchased by the Jewish National Fund,[3] and named after 'Ayun el Werdat (Arabic for "the Springs of the Water Female Water Drawers"),[4] the wells serving the area. It was originally an intensive farming community.[3] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[3]

Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[5]

Landmarks

The Israel Tractor Museum is located in Ein Vered.[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Marom, Roy (2022-12-01). "The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies". Muse. 5: 90–107.
  3. 1 2 3 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 40.
  4. ↑ Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier); Palestine Exploration Fund; Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener; Palmer, Edward Henry (1881). The survey of Western Palestine : Arabic and English name lists collected during the survey. Robarts - University of Toronto. London : Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 173.
  5. ↑ Farming history blooms in May
  6. ↑ Israel Tractor Museum
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