Binyamina-Giv'at Ada

Binyamina-Giv'at Ada  () is a toun in the Haifa Destrict o Israel. It is the result o the 2003 merger atween the twa local cooncils o Binyamina an Giv'at Ada. Accordin tae the Israel Central Bureau o Statistics (CBS), the population o Binyamina-Giv'at Ada wis 12,000 at the end o 2009.CBS statistics  Prior tae the merger, the population o Binyamina wis 6,600.

History
Binyamina
Binyamina wis foondit in 1922 an named efter the Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild. Accordin tae the Jewish National Fund, Binyamina wis foondit on PICA land bi members o the Third Aliyah.  The oreeginal economy o the veelage wis citrus-based.  In 1947, Binyamina haed a population o 2000.

Givat Ada
Givat Ada, named for Baron Edmond James de Rothschild's 's wife Adelaid (Ada), wis established in 1903 bi aicht families frae Zichron Ya'akov.Women on the Map  Givat Ada wis established as an agricultural dounset. The main fermin branches wur field crops an vegetables, an later, grapes.

Economy
The Tishbi Winery, foondit bi Jonathan Tishbi, wis established in Binyamina in 1985. The winery nou produces ane million bottles annually.Wine and Spirits / Family fortune  Plans hae been drawn up tae big a  wine pairk on the slopes atween Binyamina an Zichron Ya'akov tae promote wine tourism in Israel.

 Transport 
The busy Israel Railways Binyamina Railway Station is the last stap on the Binyamina-Tel Aviv suburban line an a transfer pynt on the Tel Aviv-Haifa interceety line which maks it a transportation hub for the aurie. A direct non-stap train frae Binyamina reaches Tel Aviv or Haifa in 30 minutes.

Notable residents
Binyamina is the birthplace o the Israeli sangwriter Ehud Manor, an is referenced in a nummer o his sangs. It is an aa the birthplace o umwhile Israeli Prime Meenister Ehud Olmert.

 Sister ceeties 
 Tokaj, Hungary

 References 


Category:Local cooncils in Israel
Category:Populatit places established in 1922
Category:Jewish veelages in the Ottoman Empire
Category:Jewish veelages in the Mandate for Palestine