Givat Shapira

This article is about the moshav. For the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, see French Hill.

Givat Shapira גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא
Givat Shapira
Coordinates: 32°21′28.07″N 34°52′30.36″E / 32.3577972°N 34.8751000°E / 32.3577972; 34.8751000Coordinates: 32°21′28.07″N 34°52′30.36″E / 32.3577972°N 34.8751000°E / 32.3577972; 34.8751000
Council	Hefer Valley
Region	Sharon plain
Affiliation	Agricultural Union
Founded	1958

Givat Shapira (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא, lit. Shapiro Hill) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 218.

The moshav was founded in 1958 and was named in honour of Zvi Hermann Schapira, the man who suggested the establishment of the Jewish National Fund.

Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Bahan Ein HaHoresh Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Meuhad) HaMa'apil HaOgen Ma'abarot Mishmar HaSharon Yad Hana

Moshavim	Ahituv Avihayil Be'erotayim Beit HaLevi Beit Herut Beit Yanai Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer Bitan Aharon Burgata Eliashiv Gan Yoshiya Geulei Teiman Givat Shapira Hadar Am Haniel Havatzelet HaSharon Herev Le'et Hibat Tzion Hogla Kfar Haim Kfar Haroeh Kfar Monash Kfar Vitkin Kfar Yedidia Mikhmoret Olesh Ometz

Community settlements	Bat Hefer Bat Hen Beit Hazon Hofit Shoshanat HaAmakim Tzukei Yam

Youth village	Mevo'ot Yam

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