Enschede

This article is about the Dutch municipality. For the similarly named German municipality, see Eschede. For the borough and districts in Stockholm, Sweden, see Enskede (disambiguation). For other uses, see Enschedé (disambiguation).
Enschede
Eanske (Twents)
City and Municipality
Skyline of Enschede
Skyline of Enschede
Rijksmuseum Twenthe
Rijksmuseum Twenthe
White House
White House
Synagogue of Enschede
Synagogue of Enschede
Grolsch Veste stadium of FC Twente
De Grolsch Veste
St. James Church
St. James Church
Historic city centre
Historic city centre
Flag of the City of Enschede
Flag
Coat of arms of Enschede
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Enschede in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Enschede is located in Overijssel
Enschede
Enschede
Location within Overijssel
Enschede is located in Netherlands
Enschede
Enschede
Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°13′21″N 06°53′33″E / 52.22250°N 6.89250°E / 52.22250; 6.89250
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRoelof Bleker (Independent)
Area
[3]
 • Municipality
142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
 • Land140.83 km2 (54.37 sq mi)
 • Water1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[6][7]
 • Municipality
160,341[1]
 • Density1,134/km2 (2,940/sq mi)
 • Urban
158,004
 • Metro
315,807
 • Twente
626,586[5]
DemonymEnschedeër
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postcode
7500–7549
Area code053
Websitewww.enschede.nl
Map
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Enschede (Dutch: [ˈɛnsxədeː] ⓘ; local Twents: Eanske [ˈɛːnskə]) 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.

The municipality of Enschede consisted only of the city of Enschede until 1935, 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.

Enschede is home to the football club FC Twente, a one-time Dutch champion; the University of Twente; and the last Polaroid film factory.

During the Carnival festivities, which take place in February or March, Enschede is temporarily renamed Krekkelstad, after a local biscuit.

  1. ^ "CBS Statline". Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ "Peter den Oudsten" (in Dutch). Gemeente Enschede. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 7511HC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, CBS (1 januari 2012)
  6. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.