Bat Shlomo

Bat Shlomo בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה‎
Bat Shlomo, the northern part and the road 70 overpass, viewed from the south. Bat Shlomo, the northern part and the road 70 overpass, viewed from the south.
Bat Shlomo
Coordinates:
District	Haifa
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation	Hitahdut HaIkarim
Founded	1889
Founded by	Villagers from Zikhron Ya'akov
Population (2014)	568

Bat Shlomo (Hebrew: בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה‎, lit. Salomon's Daughter) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel near Binyamina and Zikhron Ya'akov, it originally was built on 8,068 dunams of land. It falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and had a population of 568 in 2014.

History

The village was established in 1889 as a daughter-settlement of Zichron Ya'akov, funded by Baron Rothschild, and was named after Betty Salomon, the daughter of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (the Baron's uncle and grandfather). By 1947 it had a population of 100. In 1951 a moshav was established by Transylvanian and Yemenite immigrants adjacent to the original village.

Economy

The moshav was a major grape supplier to the Carmel Winery until the 1970s, when it started producing loquats. In 2010 Bat Shlomo Vineyards, a boutique winery, was established.