District Central Affiliation Moshavim Movement Population (2015) 1,581 Local time Sunday 10:53 PM | Council Lev HaSharon Founded 1931 Website www.kfar-hess.co.il | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Kfar Hess (Hebrew: כְּפַר הֶס, lit. Hess Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain to the south-east of Tel Mond and covering 3,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,581.
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Map of Kfar Hess, Israel
History
The village was founded in 1931 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand, and together with Herut, Ein Vered, Tel Mond and Kfar Ziv, it formed part of Gush Tel Mond (lit. Tel Mond Bloc). It was named after Moses Hess, a secular Jewish philosopher and one of the founders of socialism.
Notable residents
References
Kfar Hess Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA