Kfar Hess
Kfar Hess (Hebrew: כְּפַר הֶס, lit. Hess Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain to the south-east of Tel Mond and covering 3,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,593.[1]
Kfar Hess
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| Coordinates: 32°14′47″N 34°56′5″E / 32.24639°N 34.93472°ECoordinates: 32°14′47″N 34°56′5″E / 32.24639°N 34.93472°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Lev HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,593 |
| Website | www.kfar-hess.co.il |
HistoryEdit
The village was founded in 1931 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand, and together with Herut, Ein Vered, Tel Mond and Kfar Ziv, it formed part of Gush Tel Mond (lit. Tel Mond Bloc). It was named after Moses Hess, a secular Jewish philosopher and one of the founders of socialism and Labour Zionist thought.
Kfar Hess 1937
Kfar Hess (Kefar Hess) 1942 1:20,000
Kfar Hess (Kefar Hess) 1945 1:250,000
Notable residentsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
External linksEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kfar Hess. |
- Village website (in Hebrew)