Horshim
חוֹרְשִׁים
Horshim is located in Central Israel
Horshim
Horshim
Coordinates: 32°8′19″N 34°58′15″E / 32.13861°N 34.97083°E / 32.13861; 34.97083
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1955
Population
 (2021)[1]
351

Horshim (Hebrew: חוֹרְשִׁים, 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 2021 it had a population of 351.[1]

The kibbutz industries include Termokir (a building materials manufacturer) and various forms of agriculture such as a dairy and an avocado farm.

Etymology

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  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)
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