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Hengelo (The Netherlands)
Website: www.hengelo.nl
Hengelo with its 6.175 ha has over 80.942 inhabitants. They live in 36.636 dwellings. In 5.002 establishments works about 46,481 people. Hengelo is a multifaceted medium-sized town in the eastern part of the Netherlands with a rich industrial history.
Remarkable because of its central location and mixture of corporation housing, characteristic garden villages and spacious residential areas and surprising because of its many stores of national repute, cultural activities, various events and catering establishments.
Hengelo has its residents and visitors a lot to offer. A magnificent theatre, music venue 'Metropool' of national repute, a variety of stores and modern parking facilities around the city centre. For a short rest there are the numerous friendly and inviting cafés and restaurants, while real peace and quiet can be found in the immediate surroundings like for instance in the 'Prins Bernhard' and 'Weusthag' park, or in the extensive nearby Twickel estate or the secluded countryside around the town.
Netwerkstad Twente is the urban area in Twente composed of 5 cities: Almelo, Borne, Enschede, Hengelo en Oldenzaal. In this urban area live and work around 365.000 people, over 180.000 peolple work here and the 2 universities have 20.000 students. Twente is close to the border of Germany and is situated on the international transport corridor Amsterdam - Berlin - Moskou.
The name EUREGIO stands for European region. It is used to refer geographically to a section of the Dutch-German border area covering parts of the Dutch provinces Gelderland, Overijssel, and Drenthe as well as parts of the German federal states Nordrhein-Westfalen and Niedersachsen. The region spans some 13,000 km² with about 3.37 million inhabitants.
Contact person:
Erik Stock
tel: +31 (0)74 2459926
mail: e.stok@hengelo.nl
Pictures of Hengelo