Jump to content

Horshim

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Number 57 (talk | contribs) at 19:53, 19 August 2016 (Population updater). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Horshim
Template:Hebrew
حورشيم
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1955
Population
 (2022)[1]
350

Horshim (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Ploughmen) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 350.

Etymology

The village's name is taken from the biblical valley of Charashim (I Chron. 4:14)."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.201 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)