Ramat HaSharon

Ramat HaSharon District Tel Aviv Government City Hebrew רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן Arabic رمات هشارون Name meaning Sharon Height Population 38,500[1] (2008) Area 16,792 dunams (16.792 km2; 6.483 sq mi) Mayor Yitzhak Rochberger Founded in 1923 Website official website (Hebrew)

Location of Ramat HaSharon in the Tel Aviv District

The Yad LaBanim (Memorial for the Sons) structure in Ramat HaSharon. It's a memorial for the fallen soldiers from the city, and also houses the city library.

Ramat HaSharon (Hebrew: רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן‎‎, lit. Height of the Sharon) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area. The city has a population of 38,500.^[1]

[edit] History

Ramat HaSharon was established in 1923 as Ir Shalom (Hebrew: עִיר שָׁלוֹם‎‎, lit. City of Peace), a moshava, by group of immigrants from Poland.^[2] They initially purchased 2000 dunam (or 500 acres) from the locals for 5 Egyptian pounds per dunam.^{[citation needed]} In the 1931 census, the village's population stood at 312.^[3] Ramat HaSharon was mainly a farming community from 1923 to the 1960s, known for its strawberry fields and citrus groves. In 1932,^{[citation needed]} the city was renamed Kfar Ramat HaSharon (Sharon Height Village), with the "Kfar" being officially dropped several years later. In 1950, Ramat HaSharon's population numbered about 900 residents, primarily involved in agriculture. The rapid population growth in the 1960s and 70's led to construction of many new roadways, new schools, and parks.

Several distinct neighborhood evolved in the 1970s, including Morasha on the southern edge, one with many military and air force personnel in the eastern edge, and many successful professionals moved here. Ramat HaSharon became highly desirable place to live in the 1980s as a very safe, containing many gardens and wide boulevards, and attracting many upper middle class suburban families.

Ramat HaSharon is also home to Israel Military Industries, the manufacturer of weapons and small arms for the Israel Defense Forces and the world market.

[edit] Demographics

The majority of the buildings in Ramat HaSharon are residential, with single family lots for families of high income, although the number of multiple family dwellings is growing. There is one neighborhood, a relic of the immigration waves of the 1950s, which is lower income.

[edit] Education

[edit] Elementary Schools

• Ussishkin elementary school
• Hadar elementary school
• Amirim elementary school
• Oranim elementary school
• Golan elementary school
• Kiryat Ye'arim elementary school

[edit] Middle schools

• Kalman Middle School
• Alumim Middle High School
• Neve Magen Middle High School

[edit] High schools

• Yigal Alon High School
• Rotberg High School

[edit] Higher education

• HaMidrasha – Art Teachers Training College
• Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music

Western Ramat HaSharon

Square in Ramat HaSharon

Residential area

[edit] Sports

Ramat HaSharon is home to the Israel Tennis Center, founded in 1975, which hosts and organizes international, national and regional tennis tournaments. Along with tennis facilities, which include 24 illuminated courts, and stands which seat up to 4,500 spectators, the central management of the organization, which manages 13 other tennis centers around the country, is located in the town. It also is home to Canada Stadium, where most Davis Cup and other significant Israeli matches have been played since the mid-1970s.

The city's women basketball team, Electra Ramat HaSharon, is one of the leading teams in the Israeli league and a former European champion.

The city's football team, Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon, play in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football.

The city's leading junior high "Alumim" has won many trophies in sports, especially for achievements in track and field.

Canada Stadium

[edit] Twin towns

Sculptures by Dudu Gerstein on display on Weizmann boulevard

Ramat HaSharon is twinned with:

• Tallahassee, Florida^{[citation needed]}
• Georgsmarienhütte, Germany^[4]
• Dunkirk, France^[5]
• Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable residents

• Ezer Weizman^{[citation needed]}
• Haim Bar-Lev^{[citation needed]}
• Rehavam Zeevi^[6]
• Haim Ramon^{[citation needed]}
• Mike Burstyn^{[citation needed]}
• Zvicka Piek^{[citation needed]}
• Chava Alberstein^{[citation needed]}
• Rita^{[citation needed]}
• Rami Kleinstein^{[citation needed]}
• Haim Moshe^[7]
• Yehoram Gaon^[8]
• Gidi Gov^{[citation needed]}
• Dubi Gal^[9]
• Dudu Dotan^{[citation needed]}
• Naor Zion^{[citation needed]}
• Dudu Topaz^{[citation needed]}
• Danny Rupp^{[citation needed]}
• Eli Yatzpan^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ramat HaSharon Municipality (Hebrew)
• Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music
• Ramat HaSharon Portal (Hebrew)

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Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°50′E / 32.15°N 34.833°E / 32.15; 34.833