District Northern Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Founded by European Jews Local time Friday 2:50 PM | Council Mateh Asher Founded 1945 Population (2015) 758 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Evron (Hebrew: עֶבְרוֹן) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee near Nahariya. it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 758.
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Map of Evron, Israel
History
Evron was established in 1945, and is named after the biblical Avdon, which in some versions appears as Evron, a village nearby in Asher tribe (Joshua 19:28) The founders were immigrants from Germany, Poland and Transylvania who had formed the kibbutz in 1937. In the 1940s it served as a Palmach base and a hiding place for illegal immigrants of Aliyah Bet. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Bulgaria. Remnants of a church from the 5th century were discovered in the kibbutz, and it has an archaeological collection with findings from the area. In the eastern part of the kibbutz is a part of an aqueduct which conducted water from the Cabri springs to Acre.
Economy
Evron owns 75% of Bermad, a world leader in designing & manufacturing of hydraulic control valves.