Kvutzat Shiller
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Kvutzat Shiller also known as Gan Shlomo is a kibbutz in central Israel
. Located in the Shephelah
near Rehovot
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 417.
The kibbutz was founded as a kvutza
in October 1927 by a group of 12 academics from Lviv
and Galicia and their six children. This was after the group had spent two years of agricultural training in Kiryat Anavim. The new settlement was named after Shlomo Schiller, a Zionist activist in Lviv. In the early 1930s the residents requested more land to expand the kibbutz. The settling authorities agreed, but demanded that the village adopt a Hebrew name. Although the name Gan Shlomo was suggested, accepted by the authorities, and is still used on official maps and documents, the community's residents still refer to it by its original name.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the Shephelah
Shephelah
The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level. The area is fertile, and a temperate...
near Rehovot
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council
Brenner Regional Council
Brenner Regional Council , is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. It is located in the coastal plain, in the vicinity of Rehovot and Yavne. The council is named after writer Yosef Haim Brenner, killed in the Jaffa riots of 1921....
. In 2006 it had a population of 417.
The kibbutz was founded as a kvutza
Kvutza
Kvutza or kevutza can be used as:*A definition of an organized group of children consisting of boys and girls graded by age, as used in modern Israel.*It can also refer to any other type of group of individuals...
in October 1927 by a group of 12 academics from Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
and Galicia and their six children. This was after the group had spent two years of agricultural training in Kiryat Anavim. The new settlement was named after Shlomo Schiller, a Zionist activist in Lviv. In the early 1930s the residents requested more land to expand the kibbutz. The settling authorities agreed, but demanded that the village adopt a Hebrew name. Although the name Gan Shlomo was suggested, accepted by the authorities, and is still used on official maps and documents, the community's residents still refer to it by its original name.