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'{{Infobox settlement | name = Hod HaSharon | native_name = {{Lang|he|{{Script/Hebrew|הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן}}|rtl=yes}} | settlement_type = [[List of cities in Israel|City]] (from 1990) | translit_lang1 = Hebrew | translit_lang1_type1 = [[ISO 259]] | translit_lang1_info1 = Hod ha Šaron | image_skyline = Hod Hasjaron-a015.jpg | image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Hod HaSharon.svg | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map = Israel center ta#Israel | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|32|09|N|34|53|E|region:IL|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{ISR}} | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Israel|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Central District (Israel)|Central]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1964 | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Amir Kochavi | unit_pref = dunam | area_total_dunam = {{formatnum:19236|R}} | population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}} | population_total = {{Israel populations|Hod Hasharon}} | population_as_of = {{Israel populations|Year}} | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = Name meaning | blank_info_sec1 = Splendor of the [[Sharon plain]] | website = http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/ }} '''Hod HaSharon''' ({{lang-he|הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן}}, lit. "Splendor of the [[Sharon, Israel|Sharon plain]]") is a city in the [[Central District (Israel)|Central District]] of [[Israel]]. The city is located approximately {{convert|10|km|mi}} east of the [[Mediterranean]] coastline, south of [[Kfar Saba]], southeast of [[Raanana]], and northeast of [[Ramat HaSharon]]. Hod HaSharon was officially made a town in 1964 following the merging of four towns: [[Magdiel]], [[Ramatayim]], [[Hadar, Hod HaSharon|Hadar]], and [[Ramat Hadar]].<ref name="judaica">''Encyclopedia Judaica'', Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1972, Vol. 8, p. 802, "Hod Ha-Sharon"</ref> The land area of Hod HaSharon is {{convert|19.2|km2|1|abbr=out}},<ref name="Profil Iriya">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications13/local_authorities11_1531/pdf/183_9700.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2011, Publication #1315 - Municipality Profiles - Hod HaSharon|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|year=2011|language=he}}</ref> and according to the [[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), in {{Israel populations|Year}} the city had a total population of {{Israel populations|Hod Hasharon}}.{{Israel populations|reference}} ==History== [[File:4seasonspark.JPG|thumb|250px|Four Seasons Park]] [[File:Hod Hasjaron-a011.jpg|thumb|250px|Magdiel garden]] Hod HaSharon was created in 1964 through a merger of [[Magdiel]], Ramatayim, Hadar and Ramat Hadar. Hod Hasharon was governed by a [[local council (Israel)|local council]] until it was declared a city in 1990.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/Open_2007.asp?FrameSrc=/Htmls/English/IdentityCard.html |title=Identity Card |access-date=2008-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207082706/http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/Open_2007.asp?FrameSrc=%2FHtmls%2FEnglish%2FIdentityCard.html |archive-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A 1,300 year old olive oil factory of mason-worked blocks was unearthed in Hod Hasharon. The leader of the excavation team Durar Masarwa stated, "We discovered the surface on which olive oil was extracted as well as a network of pipes, canals and holes that drained the liquid oil."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/1300-year-old-olive-oil-factory-excavated-in-israel/28033|title=1,300 Year-Old Olive Oil Factory Excavated in Israel|publisher=Olive Oil Times|year=2012|language=En}}- Retrieved 2018-07-14</ref> ===Magdiel=== Magdiel was founded on August 2, 1924 by a group of 12 [[Ashkenazi]] Jews. They received a plot of land from [[Yehoshua Hankin]] which they cultivated and prepared for farming.<ref name="profile"/> Magdiel was established as a ''[[moshava]]'', starting on 4,000 [[dunam]]s of land purchased near the Arab village of [[Biyar 'Adas]]. The initial population included Jewish immigrants from [[Fourth Aliyah|Russia]], [[Fourth Aliyah|Poland]] and [[Fourth Aliyah|Lithuania]], later joined by a group from the [[History of the Jews in the Netherlands|Netherlands]].<ref>''Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1972, Vol. 8, p. 802, "Hod Ha-Sharon"</ref> ===Ramatayim=== [[File:Hod Hasjaron-a045.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Atidim park]] Ramatayim was founded in 1925 by immigrants from Poland.<ref name="judaica"/> It was founded on the principle of private initiative. Ramatayim was built on two hills connected by a valley, hence the name Ramatayim, literally 'two hills'.<ref name="profile"/> Ramatayim is now the center of Hod HaSharon. According to a [[1931 census of Palestine|census]] conducted in 1931 by the [[British Mandate for Palestine (legal instrument)|British Mandate authorities]], Ramatayim had a population of 180, in 31 houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 15]</ref> ===Hadar=== Hadar was established in 1927 by Yael Leah Eichhorn, a middle-class immigrant from Eastern Europe, who was joined soon after by a group of Italian Jews.<ref name="judaica"/> The land was purchased from the Abou Kishk [[Bedouin]] tribe. The pioneers decided to build a rural settlement based on citrus crops (hence the village's name, "Hadar" being Hebrew for "citrus"). In its early years, the farmers of Hadar also engaged in poultry farming. According to the [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] Hadar had 71 inhabitants, all Jews, in 23 houses.<ref name="Census1931" /> In the early 1940s, [[Yemenite Jews|Yemenite]] immigrants moved to Hadar, establishing the ''Shikun Hateymanim'' quarter, today part of the Gannei Tzvi neighborhood.<ref name="profile"/> In 1951, Ramatayim and Hadar merged to form Hadar Ramatayim.<ref name="judaica"/> ===Ramat Hadar=== Ramat Hadar was established in December 1938 by middle-class immigrants from Nazi Germany, members of the [[Fifth Aliyah]].<ref name="judaica"/> Ramat Hadar was built on a hill between Kfar Hadar, Ramatayim, and the main road from [[Petah Tikva]] to Ramatayim. The economy of Ramat Hadar was based on small farms, mainly poultry farming.<ref name="profile"/> and citrus orchards. Ramat Hadar even had its own post office that was open between 1959 and 1989. <gallery> File:Biyar 'Adas 1942.jpg|Ramatayim 1942 1:20,000 File:Hash Sharon 1942.jpg|Hadar 1942 1:20,000 File:רמתיים (הוד השרון) - מראה-JNF006952.jpeg|Ramatayim 1945 File:Herzliya 1945.jpg|Hadar 1945 1:250,000 </gallery> ==Demographics== According to the CBS, the ethnic makeup of the city was in 2006 was 99.9% [[Jew]]ish and other non-Arab, with no significant [[Israeli Arab|Palestinian]] population. By 2025, the city is planned to have 80,000 inhabitants. The population density of Hod HaSharon is the lowest in the Sharon Plain.<ref name="profile"/> The population growth rate in 2006 was 3.3%.<ref name="Profil Iriya"/> According to the CBS, {{As of|2005|lc=y}}, there were 18,612 salaried workers and 2,006 are self-employed in the city.<ref name="Profil Iriya"/> ==Schools and religious institutions== [[File:PikiWiki Israel 51908 the great synagogue in magdiel.jpg|thumb|250px|Magdiel Great synagogue]] [[File:Hod Hasjaron-a001.jpg|thumb|250px|Sharonim mall]] According to the CBS, there are 18 schools and 8,083 students in the city: 12 elementary schools: The Democratic School, HaMagen, Yigal Alon, Lapid, Shilo, Mamlachti Alef, Neve Ne'eman, Rabin, Re'ut, Tali, Ha'Yarok in the name of Ariel Sharon, and Begin (4,406 students). 4 middle schools: HaRishonim, HaShachar, Atidim and Tzurim (1,628 students). A fifth middle school, HaShkimim opened in 2018. 5 high schools: Hadarim, Alexander Muss High School in Israel, Ramon, Mosenson and Na'amat (2,049 students). 71.7% of the city's 12th graders were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.<ref name="Profil Iriya"/> [[Mosenson Youth Village]] accepts both Israelis and overseas students.<ref>[http://www.naale-il.org/a79-mosenson-youth-village Mosenson youth village]</ref> The [[Alexander Muss High School in Israel]] offers a program for American high school students who spend two months to a year in Israel. Each year approximately half of the tenth grade class from the [[Milken Community High School]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]], come to Hod Hasharon to study for a semester along with this program. ==Transport== Hod HaSharon is roughly bounded by [[Highway 531 (Israel)|Highway 531]] in the north, [[Highway 40 (Israel)|Highway 40]] in the east, [[Highway 5 (Israel)|Highway 5]] in the south and [[Highway 4 (Israel)|Highway 4]] in the west. [[Route 402 (Israel)|Road 402]] runs through the city. The city is served by two railway stations, [[Hod HaSharon Sokolov Railway Station|Hod HaSharon Sokolov]] and [[Kfar Sava Nordau Railway Station|Kfar Sava Nordau]]. ==Twin towns — sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Israel}} Hod HaSharon is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with: *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Dorsten]], [[Germany]]<ref name="RuhrTwins2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd |title=List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr Destrict |publisher=Twins2010.com |access-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5lctsW5KG?url=http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd |archive-date=November 28, 2009 }}</ref> *{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sinaia]], [[Romania]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}} *{{flagicon|TUR}} [[İzmir]], [[Turkey]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} ==Notable residents== [[File:Bar Refaeli 2011.jpg|thumb|250px|upright|Model [[Bar Refaeli]] is a native of Hod Hasharon]] *[[Adi Altschuler]] (born 1986), educator and a social entrepreneur *[[Ron Arad (pilot)|Ron Arad]] (b. 1958), Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer; classified as missing in action since 1986 *[[Danny Ayalon]] (b. 1955), politician and former Israeli ambassador to the United States *[[Netta Barzilai]] (b. 1993), singer, winner of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in {{Escyr|2018}} *[[Shahar Biran]] (born 1998), tennis player *[[Dor Daniel]] (b. 1982), singer-songwriter *[[Gedalia Gal]] (b. 1933), farmer and former politician and member of the Israeli Knesset *[[Eliran George]], footballer *[[Shira Haas]] (b. 1995), actress *[[Keren Hadar]], soprano singer *[[Yifat Kariv]] (b. 1973), member of the Israeli Knesset and social worker *[[Keren Leibovitch]] (b. 1973), champion Paralympic swimmer *[[Yaniv Luzon]] (b. 1981), footballer *[[Noam Mills]] (b. 1986), female Israeli Olympic fencer *[[Bar Refaeli]] (b. 1985), model and actress *[[Udi Spielman]] (b. 1951), singer and Chazzan *[[Ehud Tenenbaum|Ehud "Udi" Tenenbaum]] (b. 1979), [[Software cracking|software cracker]], also known as The Analyzer *[[Avihai Yadin]] (b. 1986), footballer *[[Imri Ziv]] (b. 1991), singer ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Hod Hasharon}} *[http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il Official municipal website] {{in lang|he}} *[http://noar.multinet.co.il Official Youth Council website] {{in lang|he}} {{Center District (Israel)}} {{Largest Israeli cities}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hod Hasharon}} [[Category:Hod HaSharon| ]] [[Category:Cities in Central District (Israel)]] [[Category:Cities in Israel]] [[Category:Sharon plain]]'