Ein Vered

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 2019 it had a population of 1,504.[1]

Ein Vered

עֵין וֶרֶד
Ein Vered
Ein Vered
Coordinates: 32°15′55.8″N 34°56′0.23″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilLev HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1930
Founded byTel Aviv residents
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,504

History

Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land redeemed by the Jewish National Fund.[2] It was originally an intensive farming community.[2] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[2]

Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[3]

Ein Vered 1942 1:20,000
Ein Vered 1945 1:250,000

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 40.
  3. Farming history blooms in May
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