Hadera - Chadera

Hadera (Hebrew חדרה, Arabic الخضيرة, Al-Hudayrah, often also in the romanization Hadera, Rare Khadera) is a city in the northern Sharon plain in Israel. Tourists will hardly visit the place specifically, as there are hardly any sights worth mentioning; However, the place is a landmark on the way to the northern part of Israel and - if you travel by public transport - a possible stopover. Not far from Hadera Caesarea.

background

Hadera was founded in 1891 as an agricultural settlement by privately owned farmers and is thus one of the oldest Jewish local foundations of modern times in Israel; The settlement was supported by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, who among other things also the residents Zichron Ya'akovs (Zikhron Ya'akov) in the Carmel Mountains further north. The inhabitants of the previously existing Arab settlement Hudaira around an old caravanserai had sold the area to the settlers, who initially had considerable difficulties in draining the marshland in the area and thus fighting malaria. In the middle of the 20th century, Hadera was the most important place on the Sharon Plain; meanwhile she has this position Netanya have to submit.

Around Hadera, where today various industrial companies are located, various citrus fruits are grown today. The most striking (if not the most beautiful) structure in the area is the large power station right on the coast near Caesarea. The high chimneys can still be seen from many kilometers away (as well as the jetty for the unloading of ocean-going ships, which protrudes far into the sea) and are important landmarks.

getting there

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Web links

• https://www.hadera.muni.il/ - Hadera official website