Portrait of Rehovot
Twinned with Heidelberg | 1. | since 1983 |
Location | 2. | Coveniently located approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv and 50 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem, Rehovot is known as the “City of Citrus“, but also as a city of science. |
Population |
3. | about 120.000 |
Time difference | 4. | CET plus one hour |
Currency | 5. | Shekel |
Official language | 6. | Hebrew |
University/ students | 7. | The Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Quality of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is settled in Rehovot. 2,300 students are enrolled here. The faculty is one of the top 30 agricultural schools worldwide. Also, the world-famous Weizmann-Institute, which is structured in five faculties, is based in Rehovot. |
Key industries | 8. | Science and research, high tech, trading center for the region’s citrus fruits |
Noteworthy | 9. | Founded in 1890, Rehovot is one of the oldest cities in the state of Israel. |
Sister cities | 10. | In addition to Heidelberg there are six more sister cities of Rehovot: Manchester (UK); Parana (Argentina); Grenoble (France); Philadelphia, Rochester und Albuquerque (USA) |