Kfar Hess

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Kfar Hess
כְּפַר הֶס‎
كفار هيس
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Kfar Hess is located in Central Israel
Kfar Hess
Kfar Hess
Coordinates: 32°14′47″N 34°56′5″E / 32.24639°N 34.93472°E / 32.24639; 34.93472Coordinates: 32°14′47″N 34°56′5″E / 32.24639°N 34.93472°E / 32.24639; 34.93472
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilLev HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1931
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,593
Websitewww.kfar-hess.co.il

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]

History[]

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 residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

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