Evron, Israel
Evron () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Situated in the western Galilee adjacent to Nahariya on the city's southeast border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . History. Evron was established in 1945, and is named after the biblical Avdon, which in some versions appears as Evron, a village nearby in Asher tribe (Joshua 19:28) The founders were immigrants from Germany, Poland and Transylvania who had formed the kibbutz in 1937. In the 1940s it served as a Palmach base and a hiding place for illegal immigrants of  Aliyah Bet. The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Bulgaria. Remnants of a church from the 5th century were discovered on the kibbutz land, and it has an archaeological collection with findings from the area. In the eastern part of the kibbutz is a part of an aqueduct which conducted water from the Cabri springs to Acre. Economy. Evron owns 75% of Bermad, a world leader in designing & manufacturing of hydraulic control valves for irrigation, construction, water management and firefighting.