Ein Vered
| Ein Vered עֵין וֶרֶד | |
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  Ein Vered | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′55.8″N 34°56′0.23″E / 32.265500°N 34.9333972°ECoordinates: 32°15′55.8″N 34°56′0.23″E / 32.265500°N 34.9333972°E | |
| Council | Lev HaSharon |
| Region | Sharon plain |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founded by | Tel Aviv residents |
| Website | www.ein-vered.com |
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 2007 it had a population of 1,200.
Ein Vered was established in the southern Sharon in 1930, by South African Jewry on land redeemed by the Jewish National Fund.[1] It was originally an intensive farming community.[1] In 1947 it had a population of 450.[1]
Citrus groves, field crops, beehives and flowers were the principal branches of agriculture.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. p. 40.
- ↑ Farming history blooms in May
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- Village website (Hebrew)
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