Atzmon

Place in Northern Israel

Place in Northern, Israel

Atzmon 32°51′59″N 35°15′5″E / 32.86639°N 35.25139°E / 32.86639; 35.25139
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Misgav
Founded	1975–1983
Population (2022)^[1]	1,228

Atzmon (Hebrew: עַצְמוֹן), formerly known as Segev, is a community settlement in Gush Segev in the Galilee, part of the Misgav Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,228.^[1]

History

Atzmon was established (under the name of Segev) in 1953 on the land of the Palestinian village of Mi'ar, which had been depopulated in 1948. Atzmon/Segev was established east of the village site.^[2]

After the establishment of Israel in 1948, the Jewish National Fund initiated the establishment of "working villages" to providing housing and employment for the large influx of new immigrants. Segev was founded in 1957 as one of these villages. In the early years of its existence, residents of Segev were employed in building roads and forestry work. They planted the Segev forest, which today covers both sides of Highway 805, from Yavor junction to the Misgav services center.^[3]

Misgav High School, a regional high school that accepts students from all communities in the Misgav region, is located in Atzmon.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 26. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
^ "Segev forest". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
^ Misgav high school Archived April 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine