Bat Shlomo () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in northern

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. Located on the southern slopes of

Mount Carmel Mount Carmel (; ), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias (; ), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situat ...

near

Binyamina Binyamina-Giv'at Ada () is a town in the Haifa District in northern Israel. It is the result of the 2003 merger between the two local councils of Binyamina and Giv'at Ada. In 2019 its population was 17,371. Before the merger, the population of ...

and

Zikhron Ya'akov Zikhron Ya'akov () often shortened to just Zikhron, is a local council (Israel), town in northern Israel, south of the city of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Mount Carmel, Carmel mountain range over ...

, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land. It falls under the jurisdiction of

Hof HaCarmel Regional Council Hof HaCarmel Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hof ha-Karmel'', ''lit.'' Carmel Coast Regional Council) is a regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large area, stretching from Tirat HaCarmel in the ...

and had a population of in .

History

The

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

was established in 1889 as a daughter-settlement of

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, funded by Baron Rothschild, on land purchased from the

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village of Umm al-Tut. It was named after

Betty von Rothschild Betty von Rothschild, Baronne de Rothschild (15 June 1805 – 1 September 1886) was a noted Salon (gathering), salonnière, patron of the arts and philanthropist. Life Betty von Rothschild was born in Frankfurt to the Jewish Austrian banker Salo ...

, the daughter of

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(the Baron's uncle and grandfather).Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010).
Eretz Israel Lexicon
' (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 166. According to a

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conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Bat Shlomo had a population of 66 inhabitants, consisting of 53 Jews and 13 Muslims. By 1947 it had a population of 100. In 1951 a

was established by

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n and Yemenite immigrants adjacent to the original village.

Economy

The moshav was a major grape supplier to the

Carmel Winery Carmel Winery () is a vineyard and winery in Israel. Founded in 1882 by Edmond James de Rothschild, its products are exported to over 40 countries. It is the largest winery in Israel, with a local market share of almost 50%. Overview Carmel W ...

until the 1970s, when it started producing

loquat The loquat (''Eriobotrya japonica'', Chinese: 枇杷; Pinyin: pípá) is a large evergreen shrub or tree grown commercially for its orange fruit. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant. The loquat is in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Spi ...

s. In 2010 Bat Shlomo Vineyards, a boutique

winery A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the cultivation and production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feat ...

, was established by Elie Wurtman and Ari Erle.

References

{{Authority control Moshavim Hitahdut HaIkarim Populated places established in 1889 Jewish villages in Mandatory Palestine Populated places in Haifa District 1889 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1880s establishments in Ottoman Syria Jewish villages in the Ottoman Empire