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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 Emblem adopted 19th May 1966 |
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Hod HaSharon (meaning splendour of Sharon) is
situated in south Sharon region, NE to Tel
Aviv and South to Kefar Sava. It
was established in 1964 by uniting the local councils of Magdiel (municipal emblem was published in the
official gazette (Rashumot, Yalkut HaPirsumim), YP 633,
13 November 1958), Ramat Hadar and Hadar Ramatayin (emblem published in YP 690, 30
July 1959). As a joint Local Council its emblem was published in
YP 1277, 19 May 1966 and it became a municipality in 1990 without
changing its emblem. Pop. 35,000. The flag on the city hall is
green with emblem. Emblem on blue was also spotted in the town.
Source: author's own observation, 19 September 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 1 October 2001
Hod HaSharon was established by unification of four
settlements (Hadar Ramatayin itself was a unification of
Ramatayim and Kefar Hadar in 1951. In 1963
also Ramat Hadar was joined without change of the name.
According to <www.rishonim.org.il>,
the description of the emblem is as follows:
"The emblem of the Local Council [then] Hod HaSharon was
combined from: Orange tree - which characterized the settlement
whose existence was based on agriculture and citrus plants - with
four oranges in its top , to represent the geographical position
of the four founding settlements in Hod HaSharon map.
Cogwheel - to mark the developing industry in the site. There are
also the names of the four settlements which united in 1964 to a
new one named Hod HaSharon in order of their establishment dates.
[the names are hardly visible but those are at the bottom of the
shield]."
I reported a green flag, but it seems that this is not the only
color used as a photo in the municipal site
reveals also a yellow variant.
Dov Gutterman, 15 April 2005
image from municipal
site
Magdi'el
image from wikipedia
Hadar-Ramatayyim
image from wikipedia
Kefar Hadar
image from wikipedia
Ramat Hadar
image from wikipedia