Kfar Ruppin
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| hebrew : | כְּפַר רוּפִּין | ||
| arabic : | كفر روبيث | ||
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| District : | North | ||
| Founded : | 1938 | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 27 ' N , 35 ° 33' E | ||
| Height : | 247 m below sea level | ||
| Area : | 4,000 km² | ||
| Residents : | 493 (as of: 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 123 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 0295 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+972) 972-4 | ||
| Community type: | Kibbutz | ||
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Kfar Ruppin (כְּפַר רוּפִּין 'Dorf Ruppins' ) is a kibbutz in the Bet-She'an Valley around five kilometers southeast of Bet-She'an in northern Israel . As a member of the kibbutz movement , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Valley of Springs regional administration .
history
The kibbutz was founded in 1938 as part of the tower-and-palisade movement by a group called "Massad" of immigrants . The immigrants settled in the area under the British mandate . Most of the kibbutz members came from Germany, Bohemia and Austria. The place was named in honor of Arthur Ruppin , who is also known as the "father of the Zionist movement". In 2018, 493 people lived in Kibbutz Ruppin. The area of the kibbutz covers more than 4000 dunams .
In addition to operating agriculture and aquaculture , the kibbutz produces plastics in a factory that is managed by non-kibbutz members.
Nature in and around Kfar Ruppin
A special feature of Kfar Ruppin are the public gardens that surround the kibbutz with around 50 hectares . The area is also known among ornithologists, as it is one of the most important areas of bird migration in northern Israel on the African-Eurasian bird migration route . A Beringungstation the SPNI is therefore settled in Kfar Ruppin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ^ Daniel Gavron: The Kibbutz: Awakening from Utopia. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000, ISBN 978-0-8476-9526-3 , p. 211.
- ^ Daniel Gavron: The Kibbutz: Awakening from Utopia. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000, ISBN 978-0-8476-9526-3 , p. 215.
- ↑ Kfar Ruppin Gardens homepage . Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ Leiah Elbaum's Israeli Birdwatching site ( Memento of 26 October 2009 on Webcite ). Retrieved August 25, 2009.