Bat Shlomo
בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה | |
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Coordinates: 32°35′49″N 35°0′12″E / 32.59694°N 35.00333°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Council | Hof HaCarmel |
Affiliation | Hitahdut HaIkarim |
Founded | 1889 |
Founded by | Villagers from Zikhron Ya'akov |
Population (2022)
[1] | 633 |
Bat Shlomo ( Hebrew: בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה, lit. '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. [2] It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and had a population of 633 in 2022. [1]
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. [3] 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. [4] By 1947 it had a population of 100. [2] In 1951 a moshav was established by Transylvanian and Yemenite immigrants adjacent to the original village. [5]
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.