Kfar Ruppin

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Kfar Ruppin
foundation = 1938
founded_by = Massad members
region = Beit She'an Valley
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.kfar-ruppin.org.il www.kfar-ruppin.org.il]

Kfar Ruppin ( _he. כפר רופין, lit. "Ruppin Village") is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley about 5 km (3 miles) southeast of Beit She'an in northern Israel. A member of the Kibbutz Movement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1938 as part of the tower and stockade movement by a group, named "Massad", of immigrants to Mandate Palestine from Germany, Bohemia and Austria. It was named in honour of Arthur Ruppin, who helped to develop Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel.

The kibbutz is home to 450 residents as of 2006. It covers an area larger than 4,000 dunam.

Aside from agriculture, the kibbutz has a factory that produces plastic, though it is managed by an external company.

Near the kibbutz is archeological site called Tel Tzaf, a 7,000 year old prehistoric village which has produced the largest database of materials from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic periods. [ [http://web.grinnell.edu/anthropology/Fieldschool/ArchaeologyAbroadGuide/2007/AA2007.pdf The Guide to archaeological fieldwork opportunities outside the UK] Archaeology Abroad]

References

External links

* [http://www.kfar-ruppin.org.il Official website] he icon