Hod HaSharon
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| Ebreu transcription(s) | |||
| - Ebreu | הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן | ||
| - ISO 259 | Hod ha Šaron | ||
| Arabic transcription(s) | |||
| - Arabic | هود هاشرون | ||
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  Hod HaSharon
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| Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°53′E / 32.15°N 34.883°E | |||
| Destrict | Center | ||
| Foondit | 1964 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Heid o Municipality | Hai Adiv | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 19,239 dunams (19.2 km2 / 7.4 sq mi) | ||
| Indwallers (2007) | |||
| - Tot | 45,700 | ||
| Name meaning | Splendor o the Sharon plain | ||
Hod HaSharon (Ebreu: הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor o the Sharon") is a ceety in the Center Destrict o Israel. Offeecially declared a ceety in 1990, Hod HaSharon wis creatit in 1964 frae the union o fower neighborin veelages: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, an Ramat Hadar.[1] Its offeecial land aurie is 19.239 square kilometers,[2] an accordin tae the Israel Central Bureau o Statistics (CBS), in December 2007 the ceety haed a total population o 45,700.[3]
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History [edit]
Hod HaSharon wis creatit in 1964 when the settlements o Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, an Ramat Hadar merged. Hod Hasharon wis govrened bi a local cooncil till it wis declared a ceety in 1990.[4]
Magdiel [edit]
Magdiel wis foondit on August 2, 1924. The decision tae establish Magdiel wis reached at a foonders meetin in Tel Aviv in Julie. A group o 12 settlers o Ashkenazi oreegin received a plot o land frae Yehoshua Hankin which they cultivatit an prepared for fermin.[4]
Ramatayim [edit]
Ramatayim wis foondit in 1925 bi immigrants frae Poland.[1] It wis foondit on the principle o private initiative. Ramatayim wis built on twa hills connectit bi a valley, hence the name Ramatayim, literally 'twa hills'.[4] Ramatayim is nou the center o Hod HaSharon.
Hadar [edit]
Hadar wis established in 1927 bi middle-class immigrants frae Eastren Europe, who wur joined suin efter bi a group o Italian Jews.[1] The land wis purchased frae the Abou Kishk Bedouin tribe. The pioneers decidit tae build a rural settlement based on citrus crops (hence the veelage's name, "Hadar" being Ebreu for "citrus"). In its early years, the fermers o Hadar an aa engaged in poultry fermin. In the early 1940s, Yemenite immigrants muivit tae Hadar, establishin the Shikun Hateymanim quarter, the day pairt o the Gannei Tzvi neighborhuid.[4] In 1951, Ramatayim an Hadar merged tae form Hadar Ramatayim.[1]
Ramat Hadar [edit]
Ramat Hadar wis established in December 1938 bi middle-class immigrants frae Germany, members o the Fift Aliyah.[1] Ramat Hadar wis built on a hill atween Kfar Hadar, Ramatayim, an the main road frae Petah Tikva tae Ramatayim. The economy o Ramat Hadar wis based on sma ferms, mainly poultry fermin.[4]
Geography [edit]
Hod HaSharon is locatit aroond 32°09′N 34°53′E / 32.15°N 34.883°E on central Israel's Sharon Plain, pairt o the Israeli Coastal Plain. The ceety is locatit approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east o the Mediterranean coastline, sooth ofKfar Sava, sootheast o Raanana, an northeast o Ramat HaSharon. The ceety is approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wast o the Wast Bank an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast o central Tel Aviv.
Demographics [edit]
Accordin tae the CBS, the ethnic makeup o the ceety wis in 2006 wis 99.9% Jewish an ither non-Arab, wi nae significant Arab population. In 2006 77 immigrants frae oot o Israel settled in Hod HaSharon as their first place o residence in the kintra, o whom 68.8% wur unner 18 years o age. 6.8% o the population o the ceety consists o immigrants tae Israel syne 1990. Bi 2025, the ceety is planned tae hae 80,000 inhabitants. The population density o Hod HaSharon is the lawest in the Sharon Plain.[4]
Accordin tae the CBS, in 2006 there wur 21,700 males an 22,800 females. The population o the ceety wis spread oot wi 33.2% 19 years o age or younger, 13.0% atween 20 an 29, 23.2% atween 30 an 44, 18.5% from 45 to 59, 3.6% from 60 to 64, and 8.6% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2006 wis 3.3%.[2]
Accordin tae the CBS, as o 2005, there wur 18,612 salaried wirkers an 2,006 are sel-employed in the ceety. The mean monthly wage in 2004 for a salaried wirker in the ceety wis ILS 9,698, a year-on-year increase o 7.1%. Salaried males haed a mean monthly wage o ILS 13,326 (a real chynge o 9.5%) versus ILS 6,306 for females (a real chynge o 1.6%). The mean income for the sel-employed is ILS 8,490. There are 335 fowk who receive unemployment benefits an 300 fowk who receive an income guarantee.[2]
Education [edit]
Accordin tae the CBS, there are 18 schuils an 8,083 students in the ceety: 11 elementary schuils: The Democratic Schuil, HaMagen, Yigal Alon, Lapid, Shilo, Mamlachti Alef, Neve Ne'eman, Rabin, Re'ut an Tali (4,406 students). 4 middle schuils: HaRishonim, HaShachar, Atidim an Tzurim (1,628 students). 5 heich schuils: Hadarim, Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education, Ramon, Mossinzohn an Na'amat (2,049 students). 71.7% o the ceety's 12t graders wur entitled tae a matriculation certificate in 2001.[2]
The Mosenson youth veelage accepts baith Israelis an owerseas students.[5] The Alexander Muss Heich Schuil in Israel affers a program for American heich schuil students who spend twa months tae a year in Israel. Each year approximately hauf o the tent grade class frae the Milken Community Heich Schuil in Los Angeles, CA, come tae Hod Hasharon tae study for a semester alang wi this program.
Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
Hod HaSharon is twinned wi:
Notable residents [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Offeecial municipal wabsteid (Ebreu)
- Offeecial Youth Cooncil wabsteid (Ebreu)
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1972, Vol. 8, p. 802, "Hod Ha-Sharon"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Local Authorities in Israel 2006, Publication #1315 - Municipality Profiles - Hod HaSharon. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2006). Retrieved on 21 October 2008. . (Ebreu)
- ↑ Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2008-06-30). Retrieved on 18 October 2008. .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Identiy Card. Retrieved on 7 Apryle 2008. .
- ↑ Mosenson youth village
- ↑ List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr Destrict. © 2009 Twins2010.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2009. .
Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°53′E / 32.15°N 34.883°E Template:Center District (Israel)
