Kfar Vradim

Kfar Vradim

כְּפַר-וְרָדִים
כפר ורדים
Kfar Vradim כְּפַר-וְרָדִים; כפר ורדים;
Local council
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Kpar Wradim
	Kfar Vradim Location within Northwest Israel Kfar Vradim Location within Israel
	Coordinates: 32°59′26″N 35°16′25″E / 32.99056°N 35.27361°E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Acre
Natural Region	Yehi'am
Founded	1984
Government
• Head of Municipality	Eyal Shmueli
Area
• Total	4,701 dunams (4.701 km2; 1.815 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	5,534
• Density	1,177/km2 (3,049/sq mi)
Name meaning	Village of Roses

Kfar Vradim (Hebrew: כְּפַר וְרָדִים) is a town (local council) in northern Israel, with a population of 5,534 in 2024. It is situated south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the border with Lebanon. Kfar Vradim is close to Ma'alot-Tarshiha (2 kilometers), Karmiel (16 kilometers) and Nahariya (20 kilometers). In 2018 it had a population of 5800.

History

Kfar Vradim was established by Stef Wertheimer to create an industrial town in rural surroundings. The first families were mostly workers of ISCAR Metalworking, owned by Wertheimer, which manufactures metal blades and high performance cutting tools. Kfar Vradim is located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Yanuh-Jat, and is connected to the highway by Road 854. Road 8721 runs through the town, connecting it to Yanuh-Jat.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2018, there were contentious plans to build 2,200 new housing units, more than doubling the number of households in the town.

Demographics

In 2022, 90.6% of the population was Jewish, 2.2% was Christian, 1% was Druze, 0.8% was Muslim and 5.4% was counted as other.

Climate

Kfar Vradim is situated between 550–620 meters (1800–2050 feet) above sea level, providing for a relatively dry and Mediterranean climate. Peak temperatures in Kfar Vradim in summer typically reach about 38 °C (100 °F), while its January and February temperatures can drop to as low as −2 °C (28 °F). Average temperatures range from 10 to 15 °C (50 to 59 °F) in the winter to 28–32 °C (82–90 °F) at summer. Precipitation is mostly between October and March and is mainly made up of rain showers and scarce snowfall.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Kfar Vradim has an elementary school (Keshet school) and a middle school (Amirim middle school) which is also a high school since 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 76 percent of voters in Kfar Vradim voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 18 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 3 percent voted for the Arab parties.