Enschede

Enschede Eanske
Municipality, city
Marketplace
Flag Coat of arms
Location
Map
Coordinates: 52°13′N 6°54′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Region	Twente
Area
• Total	142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
• Land	140.83 km2 (54.37 sq mi)
• Water	1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	158,986
• Density	1,129/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Website	www.enschede.nl

Enschede (Low Saxon: Eanske) is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 161,194 people were living there in 2023.

It is the biggest city in Overijssel and borders Germany.

Enschede is also (informally) the capital of Twente region.

Fireworks accident

Fireworks accident

On 13 May 2000 there was a huge destruction caused by an accident in a fireworks factory. Twenty-three people were killed, while almost a thousand people were injured. Thousands of people lost their homes.

Related pages

• FC Twente
• University of Twente

References

• Plaatsengids.nl Archived 2023-07-07 at the Wayback Machine