about Hadera

 

Hadera is the hometown of windsurfing champion Gal Fridman, the first Israeli to win an Olympic gold medal.

Hadera (Hebrew: חֲדֵרָה‎, Hadera; Arabic: الخضيرة‎) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately 45 kilometers (28.0 mi) from the major cities of Tel Aviv (south) and Haifa (north). The city is located along 7 kilometers (4 mi) of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain. The city has a population of 77,100 which includes a high proportion of immigrants since 1990, notably from Ethiopia and the Former USSR.

Hadera was established in 1891 as a farming colony by members of the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, from Lithuania and Latvia. By 1948, it was a regional center with a population of 11,800. It was declared a city in 1952. With an area of jurisdiction of 53,000 dunams, Hadera is Israel's fourth largest city.