Ein Iron | |
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Coordinates: 32°28′56.63″N 35°0′33.48″E / 32.4823972°N 35.0093000°ECoordinates: 32°28′56.63″N 35°0′33.48″E / 32.4823972°N 35.0093000°E | |
District | Haifa |
Council | Menashe |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1934 |
Founded by | Second Aliyah immigrants |
Population (2015) | 551 |
Ein Iron (Hebrew: עֵין עִירוֹן, lit. Spring of Iron) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 551.
The village was established in 1934 by immigrants of the Second Aliyah, mainly Polish Jews, later joined by German Jews. Its name is derived from the fact that it overlooks Nahal Iron.