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Enschede
Eanske | |
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Municipality, city | |
 Marketplace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location | |
 Map | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′N 6°54′E / 52.217°N 6.900°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 (Low Saxon: Eanske) is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 160,000 people were living there in 2021.
It is the biggest city in Overijssel and borders Germany.
Enschede is also (informally) the capital of Twente region.
Fireworks accident[change | change source]
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.
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