Raʿanana

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Raʿanana
Coat of arms of Raʿanana
Raʿanana
Basic data
hebrew : רעננה
arabic : رعنانا
State : IsraelIsrael Israel
District : Central
Founded : April 2, 1922
Coordinates : 32 ° 11 ′  N , 34 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 34 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 40  m
Area : 14.928  km²
 
Residents : 73,999 (as of 2018)
Population density : 4,957 inhabitants per km²
 
Community code : 8700
Time zone : UTC + 2
Postal code : 43100 - 43110
 
Community type: city
Mayor : Eitan Ginzburg
Website :
Raʿanana (Israel)
Raʿanana
Raʿanana

Raʿanana ( Hebrew רעננה, Arabic رعنانا) is a city in central Israel . It was founded on April 2, 1922. Raʿanana borders the city of Kfar Saba to the east and Herzlia and the Moschav Givat Chen to the southwest . The affluent suburb of Tel Aviv is best known for its large community of immigrants from the United States and Europe .

history

The history of Raʿanana begins in 1912 with the founding of the “Ahuza Alef - New York”, an organization that supported the Jewish settlement in what was then Palestine. This planned to establish an agricultural settlement, which was initially prevented by the First World War . In 1922, however, the plans were resumed.

Raʿanana in 1927

On April 2, 1922, the first people arrived from Tel Aviv in two wagons , four members of the Ahuza group, three workers and two armed mercenaries.

Initially, the settlement was called Raananya, a name that the American residents came up with. The neighboring Arab settlements jokingly named the place Americaya because a large part of the population came from the United States. Finally, it was decided to use the name Raʿanana (from Hebrew raʿanan (ר) = fresh).

In 1936 the city became a local council under the British occupation, and in 1981 Raʿanana received city status.

The city of Raʿanana has received several awards for outstanding properties - such as: B. the greenest city in Israel or the city with the highest quality of life. In addition, in 2005 it was the first city in the Middle East to receive “safe community” status from the World Health Organization .

population

According to the census in December 2005, there were 71,900 people in Raʿanana, most of them Jews . The population growth is about 2 percent. Raʿanana has a high reputation within Israel, which is why the Central Statistics Office of Israel gave her 8 out of 10 points. In 2003, the average monthly salary here was 9,363 shekels, almost 3,300 shekels above the Israeli average. In 2018 Raʿanana had 73,999 inhabitants.

Many of the residents are immigrants from English-speaking countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa .

economy

The northern part of the city has developed into an industrial district, especially for manufacturers of high technology such as SAP , Texas Instruments , Hewlett-Packard and Emblaze . The NYSE- listed company Amdocs and the software company NICE-Systems also operate branches in Raʿanana, as does Microsoft its Israeli headquarters. The most important local company is Millennium Electric, which has since been taken over by Universal Communication Systems. a. Manufactures solar modules .

Sports

The city is home to two football clubs , the current first division club Hapoel Ra'anana and the lower-class Bnei Raʿanana. Until a few years ago Raʿanana had its own basketball team in the Israeli top division (Maccabi Ironi Raʿanana). Since the merger with Bnei Herzlia, the team has been called Bnei hascharon . Maccabi Raʿanana, a 2nd division handball team , is also based in Raʿanana. The city also has a tennis center that occasionally hosts Israeli tournaments. There are also two soccer fields, a bowling center, squad courts and a few street soccer fields.

education

Raʿanana has 13 elementary schools, 5 junior high schools and 8 middle schools.

Mayor of the city

  • Baruch Ostrovsky (1931–1960, Pasweig took over the business for him since 1955)
  • Michael Pasweig (1955–1957, 1959–1960)
  • The modern Ra'anana
    Yitzchak Shcolnik (1960–1969)
  • Benyamin Wolfuvich (1969-1989)
  • Zeev Bielski (1989-2005, 2013-2018)
  • Nachum Chofri (2005-2013)
  • Eitan Ginzburg (2018 – present)
The Ra'ananas Concert Hall
Fountain in Ra'anana Park

Personalities

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Raanana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  2. ^ Israel postal code . Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. Dafna Lutsky, Lior Dattel: Ra'anana Best in Urban Quality. In: Haaretz .com , November 11, 2008.
  4. Ruth Sinai: Ra'anana Receives WHO Safety Award. In: Haaretz.com , September 29, 2005.
  5. אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
  6. Ra'anana. In: Poznan.pl .
  7. Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved May 3, 2018.