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This article is about the moshav. For the Jewish return to the Land of Israel, see The Return to Zion.
Place in Israel
Shavei Tzion Template:Hebrew
Building the stockade in 1938.Building the stockade in 1938.
Etymology: Returnees to Zion
CountryIsrael
CouncilMateh Asher
RegionGalilee
AffiliationAgricultural Union
Founded13 April 1938
Founded byJewish refugees from Germany

Shavei Tzion (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Returnees to Zion) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located between Acre and Nahariya and covering 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 654.

The village was established on 13 April 1938 as part of the tower and stockade settlement scheme. Its founders, immigrants from Rexingen in Germany, had arrived during the Fifth Aliyah. Shavei Tzion is considered one up the most beautiful town in the Galilee due to the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea.

Seven of the Acre Prison break fighters who were killed during the operation are buried in the local cemetery.

A memorial was erected on the beach in 1999, commemorating the death of 12 IDF soldiers in an operation in Lebanon and an old ship of the Israeli Navy, Kidon, was sunk as an additional memorial and tourist attraction.

Archaeology

In 1955, remains of an ancient church were found along the beach path the lead from Acre to Tyre and was dated to the 4th century. The excavations were led by Moshe Prausnitz and the finding included Mosaic floors and walls as well as remains of Artesian aquifer.

Twin towns – Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel

Shavei Tzion has a friendship relationship with:

External links

Photo gallery

  • Tombstone of Acre Prison break fighters Tombstone of Acre Prison break fighters
  • IDF Marine Commando Disaster Memorial IDF Marine Commando Disaster Memorial
  • Mosaic Mosaic
  • Synagogue Synagogue

References

  1. ^ Mann, Nadav (2008-07-25). "The Yishuv history: Shavei Tzion's 70th anniversary". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. http://www.calcalist.co.il/real_estate/articles/0,7340,L-3617235,00.html
  3. http://www.ozrothagalil.org.il/atar_page.aspx?id=51
  4. "From Ancient To Modern: Five Top Shipwrecks In Israel's Mediterranean Sea".
  5. ""The 12 empty chairs"(Hebrew)".
  6. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=IHK79XkstulS6pHUIK312jr3qFxI%2BC%2BYNgJJyawtj7Fbws1MqH2gPIBb5hVP2XNKYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=DAV%2f1957%2f12%2f13&page=22&rtl=true
  7. http://www.iaa-conservation.org.il/Projects_Item_heb.asp?site_id=54&subject_id=8
  8. "Stuttgarter Stadtporträt/Städtepartnerschaften/Internationale Partnerschaften/Besonders freundschaftliche Beziehungen". © Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Abteilung Außenbeziehungen (Official website of Stuttgart) (in German).
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