Bat Shlomo | |
Founded: | 1889 |
Imgsize: | 250 |
District: | haifa |
Council: | Hof HaCarmel |
Affiliation: | Hitahdut HaIkarim |
Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.5969°N 35.0033°W |
Bat Shlomo (Hebrew: בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה||Salomon's Daughter) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land.[1] It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and had a population of in .
The village was established in 1889 as a daughter-settlement of Zichron Ya'akov, funded by Baron Rothschild, on land purchased from the Arab village of Umm al-Tut.[2] It was named after Betty von Rothschild, the daughter of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (the Baron's uncle and grandfather). According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Bat Shlomo had a population of 66 inhabitants, consisting of 53 Jews and 13 Muslims.[3] By 1947 it had a population of 100. In 1951 a moshav was established by Transylvanian and Yemenite immigrants adjacent to the original village.[4]
The moshav was a major grape supplier to the Carmel Winery until the 1970s, when it started producing loquats. In 2010 Bat Shlomo Vineyards, a boutique winery, was established by Elie Wurtman and Ari Erle.