Ram-On

Ram-On רָם אוֹן‎
Ram-On
Coordinates: 32°31′35.39″N 35°15′34.2″E / 32.5264972°N 35.259500°ECoordinates: 32°31′35.39″N 35°15′34.2″E / 32.5264972°N 35.259500°E
District	Northern
Council	Gilboa
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1953
Founded by	Moshavniks
Population (2015)[1]	996

Ram-On (Hebrew: רָם אוֹן‎) is a moshav ovdim in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, south of the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 996.

History

Ram-On was founded in 1953 by children of families from moshavim around Israel. They originally settled in Nurit on the Gilboa mountain, but in 1961 the community moved from Gilboa mountain to the present-day location of Ram-On. The moshav is named after Ram On Paldi, one of the founders of the community, who was killed in southern Israel in 1957.

Economy

There is a factory in the moshav that manufactures thermoplastic materials.

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.