Havatzelet HaSharon חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן |
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Coordinates: 32°21′36.53″N 34°51′42.48″E / 32.3601472°N 34.8618000°ECoordinates: 32°21′36.53″N 34°51′42.48″E / 32.3601472°N 34.8618000°E | |
District | Central |
Council | Hefer Valley |
Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
Founded | 1935 |
Founded by | Polish immigrants |
Population (2015) | 553 |
Havatzelet HaSharon (Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. Lily of the Sharon) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 553.
The moshav was founded in 1935 by immigrants from Poland, and was named after Lily Freeman, the wife of Aharon Freeman (for whom Bitan Aharon is named), a leader of the World Zionist Organization in Canada and an advisor to Yehoshua Hankin.