Kfar Vradim () is a town (local council) in northern Israel, with a population of in . It is situated south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about 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.
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 , while its January and February temperatures can drop to as low as . Average temperatures range from in the winter to at summer. Precipitation is mostly between October and March and is mainly made up of rain showers and scarce snowfall.
Education Kfar Vradim has an elementary school (Keshet school) and a middle school (Amirim middle school) which is also a high school since 2013.
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.
Notable residents Shani Boianjiu, novelist. Matti Caspi, musician. Romi Gonen, kidnapped to Gaza during the October 7 attacks
Twin towns
Kfar Vradim is twinned with: Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain
References
External links
Kfar Vradim website