Nordia
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Nordia is a moshav shitufi
in central Israel
. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya
and the HaSharon Junction
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council
. In 2007 it had a population of 2,100.
The village was founded in 1948 by demobilised
Irgun
and Betar
soldiers. The founders came from two organisations - Margolim based in Kfar Yona and Wajwad based in Mishmar HaYarden
. The new moshav is a member Mishkei Herut Beitar.
Nordia was established in August 1948 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian
village named Khirbat Bayt Lid.
In 1994 a new neighbourhood, Neot Nordia, was established.
Moshav shitufi
A Moshav shitufi is a type of cooperative village in Israel whose organizational principles place it between the kibbutz and the moshav on the scale of cooperation...
in central Israel
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 Sharon plain near Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
and the HaSharon Junction
HaSharon Junction
The HaSharon Junction , commonly known as Beit Lid Junction , is an important road junction in the Sharon region of Israel. It intersects Highway 4 and Highway 57...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council
Lev HaSharon Regional Council
Lev HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon and Northern Sharon regional councils, and covers 18 villages with a total area of 57,000 dunams and a population of 13,600.It borders Hefer Valley...
. In 2007 it had a population of 2,100.
The village was founded in 1948 by demobilised
Demobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
Irgun
Irgun
The Irgun , or Irgun Zevai Leumi to give it its full title , was a Zionist paramilitary group that operated in Mandate Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization haHaganah...
and Betar
Betar
The Betar Movement is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir Jabotinsky. It has been traditionally linked to the original Herut and then Likud political parties of Israel, and was closely affiliated with the pre-Israel Revisionist Zionist splinter group...
soldiers. The founders came from two organisations - Margolim based in Kfar Yona and Wajwad based in Mishmar HaYarden
Mishmar HaYarden, Palestine
Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava that was established in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel during the First Aliyah. It was destroyed during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. It's Hebrew name meant Guardian of the Jordan....
. The new moshav is a member Mishkei Herut Beitar.
Nordia was established in August 1948 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village named Khirbat Bayt Lid.
In 1994 a new neighbourhood, Neot Nordia, was established.