Almelo | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
 Almelo city centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
  Almelo Location within the Netherlands  Almelo Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°40′E / 52.350°N 6.667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mirjam van 't Veld (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.41 km2 (26.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.27 km2 (25.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 73,132 |
| • Density | 1,087/km2 (2,820/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Almeloër |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7600–7614, 7627 |
| Area code | 0546 |
| Website | www |
Almelo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlməloː] ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek.
Almelo has about 72,000 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.
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 (This castle is not open to the public).
There are mosaics which decorate the walls of the tunnel close to the railway station.
The city is also known for its local association football club Heracles Almelo, which plays in the Eredivisie, the highest football league in the Netherlands. The club uses the Erve Asito.
- ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Division of tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Almelo. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7607EK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.