Shimshit
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Shimshit is a secular communal settlement
in northern Israel
. Located to the south-east of Shefa-'Amr
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council
. In 2009 it had a population of 2,500.
The village was established in the summer of 2000, the Architect and entrepreneur of the village, as part of the Galilee Progress, was Architect Zvi Springer who took power on the planning, managing and erection of the village when the ministry of housing gave up doing it, he was endorsed by the mayor of the municipality of Jezreel Valley Mula Chohen. Shimshit was named after the nearby archaeological tell
.
Shimshit has been built under the philosophy of sustainability and keeping nature untouched.
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 northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located to the south-east of Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a predominantly Arab city in the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 35,300.-Etymology:...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Jezreel Valley Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 communal settlements and two Bedouin villages...
. In 2009 it had a population of 2,500.
The village was established in the summer of 2000, the Architect and entrepreneur of the village, as part of the Galilee Progress, was Architect Zvi Springer who took power on the planning, managing and erection of the village when the ministry of housing gave up doing it, he was endorsed by the mayor of the municipality of Jezreel Valley Mula Chohen. Shimshit was named after the nearby archaeological tell
Tell
A tell or tel, is a type of archaeological mound created by human occupation and abandonment of a geographical site over many centuries. A classic tell looks like a low, truncated cone with a flat top and sloping sides.-Archaeology:A tell is a hill created by different civilizations living and...
.
Shimshit has been built under the philosophy of sustainability and keeping nature untouched.