Sitria
Moshav in central Israel
title: "Sitria" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["moshavim", "populated-places-established-in-1949", "populated-places-in-central-district-(israel)", "polish-jewish-culture-in-israel", "romanian-jewish-culture-in-israel", "1949-establishments-in-israel"] description: "Moshav in central Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitria" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Moshav in central Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Israel village"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sitria |
| image | Education center Sitria.JPG |
| imgsize | 250px |
| caption | Sitria Education Center |
| hebname | |
| founded | 1949 |
| founded_by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| district | center |
| council | Gezer |
| affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| popyear | |
| country | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel center ta |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Sitria | image = Education center Sitria.JPG | imgsize = 250px | caption = Sitria Education Center | hebname = | founded = 1949 | founded_by = Polish and Romanian immigrants | district = center | council = Gezer | affiliation = Moshavim Movement | popyear = | country = | population = | population_footnotes= | pushpin_map = Israel center ta | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_label_position = bottom |coordinates = | website =
Sitria () is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shfela near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded on Lag BaOmer in 1949 on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Abu al-Fadl, by 95 families from Poland and Romania who had been interned in a detention camp in Cyprus. Prior to 1948, the Sitriya Bedouin tribe lived in the area.
Economy
Domaine Herzberg, a boutique winery, is located in Sitria. The moshav also operates a riding stable, Susey Adama.
Notable people
- Ori Gordin (born 1969), IDF Major General
References
References
- Morris, Benny. (2004). "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited". [[Cambridge University Press]].
- (1992). "All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948". [[Institute for Palestine Studies]].
- [https://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/family-affair-the-davids-of-sitriya-1.377165 The Davids of Sitriya] Haaretz
- [http://www.herzbergwine.com/wine.html Domaine Herzberg] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-26)
- [http://terrahorses.weebly.com/index.html Susey Adama Riding Stable]
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