Almelo




City and municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands











































































Almelo

City and municipality

Almelo city centre
Almelo city centre





Flag of Almelo
Flag
Coat of arms of Almelo
Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Almelo in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel

Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°40′E / 52.350°N 6.667°E / 52.350; 6.667Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°40′E / 52.350°N 6.667°E / 52.350; 6.667
Country Netherlands
Province
 Overijssel
Government
[1]

 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor
 Arjen Gerritsen (VVD)
Area
[2]

 • Total 69.41 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
 • Land 67.42 km2 (26.03 sq mi)
 • Water 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]

 12 m (39 ft)
Population
(August 2017)[4]

 • Total 72,560
 • Density 1,076/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Almeloër
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7600–7614, 7627
Area code 0546
Website www.almelo.nl



Topographic map of Almelo, Sept. 2014




The Catholic St. Georgius church in Almelo




Almelo station




Huize Almelo


Almelo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlməloː] (About this soundlisten)) 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 Polman Stadion.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Economy


  • 3 Transport


  • 4 Sport


    • 4.1 Football


    • 4.2 Cycling




  • 5 Notable people born in Almelo


  • 6 International relations


    • 6.1 Twin towns — Sister cities




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


At the end of the 19th century textile emerged as a major employer and drew many workers to Almelo, at first from within the Netherlands. Since the 1960s workers from Spain and Turkey came to Almelo. The first mosque of the Netherlands was built in Almelo in 1976 for the Turkish population of the city. Almelo also has a sizeable number of Armenians.


In the 1970s the industry dwindled and most factories were relocated to countries with cheaper labour. Some factories remain in the city centre and are now in use for apartments or offices.



Economy


Currently, a major employer in Almelo is Urenco Nederland. This is a uranium enrichment plant which uses the gas centrifuge method and produces uranium with about five percent U-235, for nuclear reactors. A bakery factory, Bolletje, Malvern Panalytical, the Stichting Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (a hospital) and the regional court are also major employers.



Transport


Almelo has 2 railway stations:



  • Almelo railway station

  • Almelo de Riet railway station


The main station is Almelo and offers links to Hengelo, Enschede, Amersfoort, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Utrecht, Gouda, Rotterdam, The Hague and Zwolle. There is also a train every 2 hours into Germany serving cities such as Osnabrück, Hannover and Berlin.



Sport



Football


Heracles Almelo, a professional football club playing in the Eredivisie is based in Almelo.



Cycling


Since 1983 Almelo has organised the Profronde van Almelo, an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event.



Notable people born in Almelo




  • Kirsten Wild (1982) - track and road race cyclist; multiple National Champion


  • Azra Akın (1981) – Miss Turkey World 2002 and Miss World 2002


  • Bert Bakker (politician) [nl] (1958) – D66-politician


  • Evert Willem Beth (1908-1964) – philosopher and logician


  • Kea Bouman (1903–1998) – female tennis player; only Dutch female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament


  • Arnold Bruggink (1977) – soccer player


  • Tom Egbers (1957) – TV-presenter


  • Herman Finkers (1954) – comedian


  • Daphne Bunskoek (1973) – TV presenter, actress


  • Hendrie Krüzen (1964) – football midfielder


  • Ilse de Lange (1977) – musician and singer


  • Judith Ledeboer (1901–1990) – architect


  • Brian van Loo (1975) – soccer player (goalkeeper)


  • Mark Looms (1981) – soccer player


  • Wubbo Ockels (1946-2014) – first Dutch astronaut


  • Fabian Roosenbrand (1988) - darts player


  • Marnix Smit (1975) – soccer player


  • Michiel Veenstra (1976) – radio-dj on 3FM



International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in The Netherlands


Twin towns — Sister cities


Almelo is twinned with:




  • United Kingdom Preston, UK


  • Germany Iserlohn, Germany



See also


  • Ambt Almelo


References





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  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.


  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7607EK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2014.


  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.




External links








  • Media related to Almelo at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website











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