Almelo

Almelo () is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres are Almelo itself and the villages of Aadorp, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 75,000 inhabitants in the middle of the rolling countryside of Twente, with the industrial centres of Enschede and Hengelo as close neighbours but also with tourist towns like Ootmarsum, Delden and Markelo only a bicycle ride away.

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Almelo is a city and municipality in the eastern Netherlands with approximately 75,000 residents, located in the Twente region alongside smaller villages like Aadorp and Bornerbroek. It sits in a geographically convenient position between industrial cities like Enschede and Hengelo and nearby tourist destinations, making it a notable hub in its rural countryside setting.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Almelo
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Koornmarkt Almelo.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Almelo city centre
Settlement.image_flag: Almelo flag outline.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Almelo wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0141 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Almelo in a municipal map of Overijssel
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Overijssel
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Almelo
Demonym: Almeloër
Population: 73132
Area: 69.41
Elevation: 12
Official website: www.almelo.nl
Image: Koornmarkt Almelo.JPG
Households: 31468
Dialing code: 0546

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postal code: 7600–7614
Commons category: Almelo
Commons gallery: Almelo
IPA transcription: [ˈɑlməloː]
social media followers: 7326
native label: Almelo
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31546541111
P12749: Kirsten Dunst

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History
World War II
After war
Geography
Economy
Demographics
Transport
Sports
Football
Cycling
Notable people
Sports
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
See also
Gallery
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Almelo received city rights in 1394. Within the city limits lies the castle of the Counts of Almelo. Located in the city centre is Huize Almelo, a castle that in its current form dates back to 1662 but is not open to the public.