The National Park (Ramat Gan)
- The National Park (Ramat Gan)
The National Park ( _he. הפארק הלאומי, "HaPark HaLe'umi") is a large urban park in Ramat Gan, Israel. It is not actually a national park. The park covers an area of 1.9 km².[Cite web|url=http://www.ramat-gan.muni.il/NR/exeres/DDC93476-18B1-4544-B850-25D9AE843BCA,frameless.htm|title=The National Park named after Avraham Krinitzi|accessdate=2008-04-06] As such, it is the second largest urban park in Israel, after the Yarkon Park.]The park was named after Avraham Krinitzi, the first mayor of Ramat Gan. It includes an artificial lake and other attractions. The park attracts 700-800 thousand visitors annually.
In the future, The National Park is set to be incorporated into the planned Ariel Sharon Park.
History
After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, new lands were handed over to the jurisdiction of Ramat Gan, then under mayor Avraham Krinitzi. The mayor initiated the park's planting in 1951. It finally opened to the public in 1953. In 1959, an artificial lake was created in the park, which was initially small but slowly grew to its current size between 1959 and the 1970s.
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
National park (disambiguation) — A national park is a reserve of land. National Park may also refer to: National Park, New Jersey National Park, New Zealand National parks of Scotland National parks of England and Wales National Park (band), a music group from Glasgow, Scotland… … Wikipedia
Ramat Gan — Infobox Israel municipality name=Ramat Gan imgsize=80 imgsize3=250 caption3=Diamond Exchange Compound hebname=Hebrew|רָמַת גַּן arname=رمات جان meaning=Garden Heights founded=1921 type=city typefrom=1950 stdHeb= altOffSp= altUnoSp= district=ta… … Wikipedia
RAMAT GAN — (Heb. רָמַת גַּן; Garden Height ), city in central Israel adjoining Tel Aviv. In 1914, 20 settlers from Eastern Europe formed a group called Ir Gannim ( garden city ); they envisaged a garden suburb where they could enjoy a country like life… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ramat Gan Stadium — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Ramat Gan Stadium אצטדיון רמת גן nickname = The National Stadium האצטדיון הלאומי fullname = location = Flagicon|ISR Ramat Gan, Israel coordinates = broke ground = Early 1950 built = opened = Late 1951 renovated =… … Wikipedia
Ramat Gan — /rddah maht gahn / a city in central Israel, near Tel Aviv. 120,300. * * * ▪ Israel city, west central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon just east of Tel Aviv–Yafo. Founded in 1921, it is the largest satellite city in the Tel Aviv–Yafo… … Universalium
NATIONAL PARKS IN ISRAEL — NATIONAL PARKS IN ISRAEL. The National Parks Authority was established by law in 1963 to take over the functions carried out from 1956 (with the same staff) by the Department for Landscaping and the Preservation of Historic Sites in the prime… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
National Sport Center — the Olympic Committee of Israel center – National Sport Center – Tel Aviv National Sport Center – Tel Aviv (also Hadar Yosef Sports Center) is a compound of stadiums and sports facilities. It also houses the Olympic Committee of Israel and the… … Wikipedia
National stadium — Contents 1 Afghanistan 2 Albania 3 Algeria 4 Andorra … Wikipedia
List of Australia national football team results — In Reverse Chronological Order: (Except for tournaments which follow tournament progress). Forthcoming FixturesAustralia v Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). Durakovic goal|77 goals2 =Hooper goal|55 stadium = Sydney Football Stadium,… … Wikipedia
England national football team results — This is a list of the England national football team results from 1966 to the present day.Forthcoming Fixtures*2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 6: **England v Belarus, 14 October 2009 **Ukraine v England, 10 October 2009 **England v… … Wikipedia
