Burgata
Fort acquired by Hospitallers in 1248; modern moshav founded 1949.
Burgata, also known as Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. The site once held a fort of unknown construction date, which was property of the Knights Templar until 1189; the Maria Latin convent erected there was acquired by the Knights Hospitallers in 1248.
Quick Facts
- Foundation
- 1949
- Founded by
- Moroccan and Turkish Jews
- District
- center
- Subdistrict
- HaSharon
- Council
- Hefer Valley
- Affiliation
- Moshavim Movement
- Population
- Burgeta
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