Enschede
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Enschede
Eanske | |
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Municipality, city | |
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Coordinates: 52°13′N 6°54′E / 52.217°N 6.900°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Overijssel |
Region | Twente |
Area | |
• Total | 142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi) |
• Land | 140.83 km2 (54.37 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 158,986 |
• Density | 1,129/km2 (2,920/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Enschede (Low Saxon: Eanske) is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 161,194 people were living there in 2023.
It is the biggest city in Overijssel and borders Germany.
Enschede is also (informally) the capital of Twente region.
Fireworks accident
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On 13 May 2000 there was a huge destruction caused by an accident in a fireworks factory. Twenty-three people were killed, while almost a thousand people were injured. Thousands of people lost their homes.
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[change | change source]- Plaatsengids.nl Archived 2023-07-07 at the Wayback Machine