Enschede

Enschede (; local ) is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel and the Twente region of the eastern Netherlands. The east of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau.

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Enschede is a city located in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel within the Twente region. It is situated near the German border, with its eastern edge reaching close to the German city of Gronau.

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Settlement.name: Enschede
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: 100px|border|Flag of the City of Enschede
Settlement.image_shield: Enschede wapen.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo of Enschede.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Overijssel##Location within the Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: Independent
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Roelof Bleker
Settlement.total_type: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Enschedeër
Population: 159732
Area: 141.47
Elevation: 42
Official website: www.enschede.nl
Image: Enschede, binnenstad.jpg
Households: 76571
Dialing code: 053
Licence plate code: E

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Commons category: Enschede
postal code: 7500–7549
Commons gallery: Enschede
native label: Enschede
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31-534818181
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/enschede
water area: 1.8
number of viewers/listeners: 331719

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Contents

History
Preindustrial era
Industrial era
World War II
The end of the industrial age
Geography
Climate
Religion
Demographics
Inhabitants by origin
Economy
Culture
Museum
Music and theater
Research, education and health care
Transport
Rail
Water
Bus
Air
Roads
Sports
Twin towns
Notable people
Arts
Public thinking & public service
Science & business
Sports
References
Literature
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Enschede began as a small settlement in the Middle Ages and was granted city rights in 1325. It grew as a regional centre for trade and agriculture before becoming a major hub of the textile industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Until 1935, the municipality of Enschede consisted only of the city of Enschede, when the rural municipality of Lonneker, which surrounded the city, was annexed after the rapid industrial expansion of Enschede that began in the 1860s and involved the building of railways and the digging of the Twentekanaal.