Glanerbrug

Glanerbrug
Town
Kerkstraat Glanerbrug
Kerkstraat Glanerbrug
Map
Glanerbrug is located in Overijssel
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug
Location in the Netherlands
Glanerbrug is located in Netherlands
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 6°58′27″E / 52.21500°N 6.97417°E / 52.21500; 6.97417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityEnschede
Area
 • Total5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total16,715
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
7532 & 7534[1]
Dialing code+31 (0)53

Glanerbrug [ɣlaːnər'brʏx] is a town in the east of the city of Enschede, Netherlands. It is close to the border with Germany, formed by the stream Glanerbeek, and the city of Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia. The name Glanerbrug is derived from the bridge (Dutch: brug) over the Glanerbeek stream.

Boulder marking the point of impact of the meteorite in Glanerbrug

On 7 April 1990 the Glanerbrug meteorite [nl] fell through the roof of a house there.[3] Further information: Meteorite fall § Others.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7532AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ The Glanerbrug meteorite fall