Enschede
Enschede is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.
Population centres
- Boekelo
- Enschede
- Glanerbrug
- Lonneker
- Usselo
The city of Enschede
History
Enschede received city rights in 1325.
On May 13, 2000, a fireworks factory in Enschede exploded, killing 22 people including 4 firemen, and destroyed an entire neighbourhood. This catastrophe is known in the Netherlands as the Vuurwerkramp, Dutch for Fireworks Disaster.
Economy
The city is a former centre of textile production.
The city is cooperating with the nearby municipalities of Almelo, Borne and Hengelo as Netwerkstad Twente.
Education
The Universiteit Twente, a university with mostly technical studies, is located in Enschede.
Transport
Enschede is a terminal station of the NS railway network on the west, and of the DB Regionalbahn Westfalen railway network (part of the German Deutsche Bahn) on the east. Two more stations of the latter are in the Netherlands: "Enschede De Eschmarke" and "Glanerbrug". The nearest main town is Gronau, Germany.
