Mikhmanim
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Mikhmanim is a communal village
in the hills of the Galilee
. Established in 1980, it is situated atop Mt. Kammon, the highest peak in the Lower Galilee, overlooking the city of Karmiel
. Mikhmanim is under the jurisdiction of the Misgav Regional Council
, which organizes cultural events and youth activities for all the villages in the area.
The community currently (April 2011) numbers about 70 families, with 150 children. It hopes to attract 100 new families over the next decade, and is selling plots of land for building. The community has a library, a daycare center for children ages 3–5, a clubhouse for teenagers, a social hall for community events and holiday celebrations, sports facilities, and a small industrial zone for entrepreneurs and small family businesses.
The Mt. Gilon (Har Gilon) primary school serves the needs of Grades 1-6. Other schools in the region are Ma'ale Zviyya, the Anthroposophical
school in Misgav and the Galilee bilingual school in Misgav. Middle school and high school students attend classes at the Misgav Regional Center, which also houses a gym, an extracurricular activities center, a music school and a country club.
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
in the hills of the Galilee
Galilee
Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...
. Established in 1980, it is situated atop Mt. Kammon, the highest peak in the Lower Galilee, overlooking the city of Karmiel
Karmiel
Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...
. Mikhmanim is under the jurisdiction of the Misgav Regional Council
Misgav Regional Council
The Misgav Regional Council is a regional council in the Galilee region in northern Israel. The regional council is home to 22,000 people, and comprises 35 small towns, mostly community settlements but also several Kibbutzim and Moshavim. The population of 29 of these is primarily Jewish, and 6...
, which organizes cultural events and youth activities for all the villages in the area.
The community currently (April 2011) numbers about 70 families, with 150 children. It hopes to attract 100 new families over the next decade, and is selling plots of land for building. The community has a library, a daycare center for children ages 3–5, a clubhouse for teenagers, a social hall for community events and holiday celebrations, sports facilities, and a small industrial zone for entrepreneurs and small family businesses.
The Mt. Gilon (Har Gilon) primary school serves the needs of Grades 1-6. Other schools in the region are Ma'ale Zviyya, the Anthroposophical
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
school in Misgav and the Galilee bilingual school in Misgav. Middle school and high school students attend classes at the Misgav Regional Center, which also houses a gym, an extracurricular activities center, a music school and a country club.