Katzrin
Katzrin ( Arabic كتسرين, Hebrew קצרין), through the transcription also in several different spellings (including Qazrin), is a municipal administration in the Golan Heights in the northern district of Israel .
Surname
The name of the place goes back to the ancient Katzrin location mentioned in the Talmud (קיסרין), which was also preserved in the name of the nearby Arab village of Kisrin. Excavations brought u. a. a synagogue from Byzantine times is revealed. It is the focus of the open-air museum Talmudic Village Katzrin .
history
The modern place was founded in 1977; ten years earlier, Israel had occupied the area in the Six Day War and has kept it under control ever since. In the meantime (2016) Katzrin has 6,998 inhabitants, including many new immigrants, and is the administrative capital of the Golan.
economy
Katzrin is the seat of the Golan Heights Winery, founded in 1983, and its subsidiary The Golan Brewery .
The catchment area of the OHALO scientific university located in Katzrin , a university for elementary, primary education and sports science with approx. 600 Jewish, Arab-Muslim, Arab-Christian and Druze students extends far beyond the Golan region .
The Ancient Museum for the Golan is located in Katzrin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 6, 2018
Coordinates: 32 ° 59 ' N , 35 ° 41' E