Raʿanana
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hebrew : | רעננה | |
arabic : | رعنانا | |
State : | Israel | |
District : | Central | |
Founded : | April 2, 1922 | |
Coordinates : | 32 ° 11 ′ N , 34 ° 52 ′ 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 : | ||
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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.
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)
- Yitzchak Shcolnik (1960–1969)
- Benyamin Wolfuvich (1969-1989)
- Zeev Bielski (1989-2005, 2013-2018)
- Nachum Chofri (2005-2013)
- Eitan Ginzburg (2018 – present)
Personalities
- Israel Gohberg , Soviet-Israeli mathematician (1928–2009)
- Dan Schomron , Israeli Chief of Staff (1937-2008)
- Uzi Landau , Israeli politician (* 1943)
- Uzi Cohen , Israeli politician (1952-2008)
- Benny Digit , Israeli journalist (* 1953)
- Naftali Bennett , Israeli politician (* 1972)
- Roi Klein , Israeli soldier (1975-2006)
- Dan Pugach , jazz musician (* 1983)
- Yael Grobglas , Israeli actress and model (* 1984)
- Miki Seroshtan , Israeli soccer player (* 1989)
Town twinning
- Bramsche ( Lower Saxony ) since 1978,
- Goslar ( Lower Saxony ) since 2006,
- Poznan ( Poland ) since 2010
- Opsterland ( Netherlands ) since 1963,
- Boulogne-Billancourt ( France ) since 1994,
- Verona ( Italy ) since 1998,
- Tainan ( Taiwan ) since 1999,
- Atlanta ( Georgia , USA ) since 2001.
Web links
- The city of Ra'anana website (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ^ Israel postal code . Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ↑ Dafna Lutsky, Lior Dattel: Ra'anana Best in Urban Quality. In: Haaretz .com , November 11, 2008.
- ↑ Ruth Sinai: Ra'anana Receives WHO Safety Award. In: Haaretz.com , September 29, 2005.
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Ra'anana. In: Poznan.pl .
- ↑ Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved May 3, 2018.