Sitria
Sitria
סִתְרִיָה | |
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 Sitria Education Center | |
  Sitria | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′18″N 34°50′45″E / 31.88833°N 34.84583°E / 31.88833; 34.84583 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,061 |
Sitria (Hebrew: סִתְרִיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shfela near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,061.[1]
History
The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Abu al-Fadl,[2][3] by 95 families from Poland and Romania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus. Prior to 1948, the Sitriya Bedouin tribe lived in the area.[4]
Economy
Domaine Herzberg, a boutique winery, is located in Sitria.[5] The moshav also operates a riding stable, Susey Adama.[6]
Notable residents
- Ori Gordin (born 1969), IDF Major General
References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, p. xxi, ISBN 9780521009676
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 357, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ The Davids of Sitriya Haaretz
- ^ Domaine Herzberg Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Susey Adama Riding Stable