Regba Explained

Regba
Foundation:1946
Founded By:British Army veterans
District:north
Council:Mateh Asher
Affiliation:Kibbutz Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel northwest#Israel
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Coordinates:32.9767°N 35.0989°W

Regba (Hebrew: רֶגְבָּה) is a moshav shitufi in northern Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Regba was established in 1946 next to the Palestinian Arab villages of Al-Sumayriyya and Mazra'a, by a group of veterans of the British Army from Germany, the Netherlands and English speaking countries.[1] It was originally established as a kibbutz and became a moshav shitufi in 1949. The name is symbolic, as in "Regev" ("lump of earth").

Landmarks

Regba Center for Olive and Oil, originally located at the Shemen factory in Haifa Bay, documents the history of the country's olive industry.[2]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=PGLaAAAAMAAJ&q=regba+moshav Regional Organization and Management of Development: Israel and Galilee case-study
  2. http://www.travelhotels.co.il/eng/The_Regba_Center_for_Olive_and_Oil/ Regba Center for Olive and Oil