Hengelo

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Hengelo

Total population

79,798

Coordinates52.27°, 6.79°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hengelo is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Almelo and Oldenzaal.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Dutch noble, diplomat and composer (1692-1766)

H

Hans Dekker

Dutch jazz drummer

R

Rineke Engwerda

Dutch artist and painter

Simon C. Dik

Dutch linguist (1940-1995)

Gratia ter Haar

Dutch priest (1894-1978)

J

Jan Wegter

Dutch actor (1930-1994)

T

Tom Bloeming

Dutch football player

H.H. ter Balkt

Dutch poet (1938-2015)

Agnes van Twickelo

- 3 Mar 1551

K

Klaas Annink

Dutch murderer

Hennie Kenkhuis

Dutch politician (1954-2021)

P

Pien Keulstra

Dutch triathlete, speed skater

Hajé Schartman

Dutch politician (1937–2008)

C

Catharina Haverkamp

Dutch actress (born 1959)

R

René Kolmschot

Dutch football player and manager

Kalle Oranen

Dutch football player (1946–2023)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Deurningen
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,018
• Borne
  3.1 mi away · pop. 20,930
• Delden
  3.5 mi away · pop. 7,431
• Hertme
  4.1 mi away · pop. 520
• Beckum
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,001
• Boekelo
  4.3 mi away · pop. 2,525
• Saasveld
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,672
• Usselo
  4.7 mi away · pop. 275
• Zenderen
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,345
• Lonneker
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,915
• Bentelo
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,598
• Enschede
  5.3 mi away · pop. 151,041

Browse all places in Overijssel →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hengelo

Gedenkboek van Hengelo (Overijssel)

1913

Hengelo in oude ansichten

D. J. F. Wilmink · 1967

Bommen vielen op Hengelo

Henk van Baaren · 1989

Resistance in Hengelo (O), the Netherlands during World War II

Annette E. Richardson · 1987

Green Westermaat, Hengelo, the Netherlands

Urban Land Institute. Advisory Services · 1999

Gerrit Visser (1894-1942)

Andreas Pflock · 2005

Sportvereine in Deutschland und in den Niederlanden

Dieter H. Jütting · 1999

Bij Stork

Hans van den Broek · 2018

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