Kiryat Bialik
Kiryat Bialik
קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק | |
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat Byáˀliq (Bialik) |
Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Founded | 1934 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eli Dukorsky |
Area | |
• Total | 8,178 dunams (8.178 km2 or 3.158 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 44,620 |
• Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Bialik Town |
Website | www |
Kiryat Bialik (Hebrew: קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah, and was initially called 'German Immigrants' Neighborhood'. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In 2022 it had a population of 44,620.[1]
The city was named after the poet Hayim Nahman Bialik.
History
In 1924, Ephraim and Sabina Katz, who had
The town of Kiryat Bialik was founded in July 1934 by a group of German Jewish immigrants who had received a plot of land from the
In 1950, it was declared a local council, attaining city status in 1976.[3]
During World War II, parts of the settlement were bombed due to its proximity to nearby oil refineries.
In the early 1950s, the 'Ir HaMifratz' transit camp (also called 'Cordani A') was established, where among others, about 100 families of immigrants from India were absorbed. The transit camp was annexed to Kiryat Bialik in 1960."
During the
Local government
Mayors
- Zvi Karliner (1945-1985);
- Danny Zack (1985-2003);
- Rafi Wertheim (2003-2008);
- Eli Dukorsky (2008-)[4]
Neighborhoods
- Bialik South - the southern neighborhood of Kiryat Bialik. In this neighborhood, Ort Kiryat Bialik Municipal High School was established, the largest school in Israel.
- Sabinia - named after Sabina Katz[5] - was established in the 1930s. Sabinia Center is nowadays a shopping center.
- Tzur Shalom - the northern neighborhood in Kiryat Bialik. At the time of its establishment, it was inhabited mainly by immigrants. To the north of it is an extensive area of light industry.
- The Butterfly - a neighborhood established at the beginning of the 21st century. The neighborhood is named after its shape, the streets of the neighborhood and the buildings in it form the shape of a butterfly.
- Rakafot Hill - Firstly populated in 2005, and located in eastern part of the city, close by to Kiryat Ata. The name of the neighborhood translates to Primrose Hill in English.
- Nahal Naamanand Tzur Shalom neighborhood.
Demographics
According to
Economy
According to CBS figures for 2002, there were 17,514 salaried workers and 912 self-employed in Kiryat Bialik. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was 6,119
The town was known for the Ata textile factory, established in 1934 by Erich Moller.[7]
The Ata plant, which opened in 1934, became an icon of the Israeli textile industry. It suffered from financial problems in the 1960s and closed down in 1985.[8]
Education
According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 6,291 students in the city: 6
Second Lebanon War (2006)
During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, the city suffered hits from 15 Katyushas and other types of rockets sent by Hezbollah.[9]
Entertainment
In the city, there is a
The "Afek Country Club" in the city features swimming pools and gyms. In 2019, the Yagur swimming pool was closed after 58 years of operation.[10]
Every year in May, the city hosts the "Bialik Festival for Literature and Poetry," which includes cultural performances, meetings with authors, concerts, and children's plays.
Three
Kiryat Bialik operates a conservatory for music studies and voice development and also has the "Young Bialik" youth band, which performs in Israel and abroad.
The city has a museum dedicated to the history of the city, located in Beit Katz, known as Museum of the History of Kiryat Bialik.
Additionally, within the city is the Kiryon Shopping Mall , one of the largest shopping malls in the country and the largest in the north.
The city has a
Notable people
- Netanel Artzi (born 1997), Israeli basketball player
- Ronen Bergman (born 1972), investigative journalist and author
- Shani Bloch (born 1979), Olympic racing cyclist
- Anastasia Gorbenko (born 2003), swimmer
- Aviv Kochavi (born 1964), Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff[11]
- Amnon Pazy (1936–2006), mathematician; President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Revital Sharon (born 1970), Olympic artistic gymnast
- Moti Taka (born 1997), singer
- Zehava Vardi, Miss Israel 1977
- Yochanan Vollach (born 1945), association football player
Twin towns – sister cities
Kiryat Bialik is twinned with:[12]
- Hlybokaye, Belarus
- İsmayıllı, Azerbaijan
- Radomsko, Poland
- Rosh HaAyin, Israel
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
- Chemnitz, Germany
- Zakynthos, Greece
- Zestaponi, Georgia
Gallery
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References
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Katz Gardens, Kiryat Bialik
- ^ "The History of the Town - A True Story". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Municipality of Kiryat Bialik
- ^ "דור לדור בית כץ". Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ http://www.cbs.gov.il/www/publications/local_authorities2003/pdf/t02.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Ata: Factory, Fashion Dream
- ^ When the guns fell silent, Haaretz
- ^ "קריית ביאליק: שלטים במקומות נפילת הקטיושות". Ynet (in Hebrew). 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ^ Penhas, Mirit (April 21, 2019). "Bialik: The Mythological Yagur Pool Closes After 58 Years". mynet.
- ^ "Krayot website article".
- ^ "ערים תאומות". qbialik.org.il (in Hebrew). Kiryat Bialik. Retrieved 2020-02-24.