Enschede Municipality

Enschede is a city in the Netherlands. It is the largest city of the Twente region, and also of the Overijssel province. Enschede was designated the greenest town in the Netherlands in 2003.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Enschede Railway Station and De Grolsch Veste.

Enschede Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Kleuske, CC BY 2.5.

Enschede is the main railway station in Enschede, Netherlands. The station opened on 1 July 1866 and is on the Zutphen–Glanerbeek railway. Between the late 1970s and 2001, the passenger service to Germany stopped.

De Grolsch Veste

Stadium

Photo: Mark92, CC BY-SA 3.0.

De Grolsch Veste, previously known as Arke Stadion, is the stadium of football club FC Twente. It is located in Enschede, Netherlands, at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente. De Grolsch Veste is situated 3½ km northwest of Enschede Municipality.

De Museumfabriek

Museum

Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

De Museumfabriek is a merger of the former Jannink Museum of Textiles, the Museum of National History and the Van Deinse Institute on Social Life. The museum is located in Enschede, Netherlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonneker and Usselo.

Lonneker

Village

Lonneker is a village in Twente, in the province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Enschede, about 3 km north of the city centre. Lonneker is situated 4 km northeast of Enschede Municipality.

Usselo

Village

Photo: Tubantia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Usselo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the eastern Netherlands region of Twente. It is located just west of Enschede and east of Boekelo. Usselo is situated 3½ km southwest of Enschede Municipality.

Enschede Municipality

Also known as: “Gemeente Enschede”
Location: Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.2191° or 52° 13′ 9″ north

Longitude

6.8804° or 6° 52′ 50″ east

Population

158,000

Elevation

39 metres (128 feet)

Open location code

9F486V9J+J5

GeoNames ID

2756070

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In Other Languages

“Enschede Municipality” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Enschede”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Twekkelerveld and Mekkelholt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grote Kerk and University of Twente.

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