Ein Iron

Ein Iron
Ein Iron
Coordinates: 32°28′56.63″N 35°0′33.48″E / 32.4823972°N 35.0093000°E / 32.4823972; 35.0093000Coordinates: 32°28′56.63″N 35°0′33.48″E / 32.4823972°N 35.0093000°E / 32.4823972; 35.0093000
District Haifa
Council Menashe
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1934
Founded by Second Aliyah immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 551

Ein Iron (Hebrew: עֵין עִירוֹן, lit. Spring of Iron) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 551.

History

The village was established in 1934 by immigrants of the Second Aliyah, mainly Polish Jews, later joined by German Jews.[2] Its name is derived from the fact that it overlooks Nahal Iron.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press.
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