Matzuva
Matzuva, also known as Metzuba, is a kibbutz in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located south of the development town of Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of.History
The village was established in 1940 by immigrants from Germany, members of the Maccabi HaTzair youth movement. It was named after the nearby Pi Matzuba known in antiquities, a place mentioned in the Tosefta and in the 3rd century Mosaic of Rehob. The name is believed to have been derived from mṣwbh, a Semitic root, meaning "pyramid; pyramidal pile".
After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it expanded on land belonging to the Palestinian village of al-Bassa, which was depopulated in that war.Economy
Due to economic problems, the kibbutz textile factory closed down in 2003.
