Horshim

Horshim חוֹרְשִׁים‎
Horshim
Coordinates: 32°8′19″N 34°58′15″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	1955
Population  (2022)[1]	350

Horshim (Hebrew: חוֹרְשִׁים, lit. 'Ploughmen') is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the south of the Sharon plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 350.^[1]

The kibbutz industries include Termokir (a building materials manufacturer) and various forms of agriculture such as a dairy and an avocado farm.

Etymology

The village's name is taken from the biblical valley of Charashim (I Chron. 4:14)."^[2]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.201, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)