Regba
Regba
רֶגְבָּה | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Regba | |
  Regba | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′35.75″N 35°5′56.39″E / 32.9765972°N 35.0989972°ECoordinates: 32°58′35.75″N 35°5′56.39″E / 32.9765972°N 35.0989972°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founded by | British Army veterans |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,096 |
Regba (Hebrew: רֶגְבָּה) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,096.[1]
History[]
Regba was established in 1946 by a group of veterans of the British Army from Germany, the Netherlands and English speaking countries.[2] It was originally established as a kibbutz and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth").
Regba Aliyah 18 August 1946
Regba 18 August 1946
Regba 18 August 1946
Regba 1947
Landmarks[]
Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in Haifa Bay, documents the history of the country's olive industry.[3]
Notable residents[]
- Eyal Berkovic (born 1972), football player
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Regional Organization and Management of Development: Israel and Galilee case-study
- ^ Regba Center for Olive and Oil
Categories:
- Mateh Asher Regional Council
- Dutch-Jewish culture in Israel
- German-Jewish culture in Israel
- Moshavim
- Kibbutz Movement
- Populated places established in 1946
- Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
- 1946 establishments in Mandatory Palestine