Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
- Aadorp
- Almelo
- Bornerbroek
- Mariaparochie
The city of Almelo
A town with approximately 72.227 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 Dukes of Almelo.
At the end of the 19th century textile emerged as a major employer and drew many workers to Almelo. In the 1970's 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 appartments or offices.
Currently, a major employer in Almelo is Urenco Nederland. This is a uranium enrichment plant which produces uranium with ca. 5% U-235, for nuclear reactors. It uses the gas centrifuge method and produces 2.8 MSWU/year.
Furthermore, a bakkery factory, Bolletje, and the regional court are major employers.
Worth seeing is Huize Almelo, a centuries-old castle in the city centre. And the mosaics which decorate the walls of the tunnel close to the trainstation and the mosque.
source: Official Website (almelo.nl)
Famous people from Almelo
Famous people from Almelo include:
- Azra Akin, model and Miss World 2002;
- Berdien Stenberg , musician;
- Herman Finkers , comedian;
- Berdien Stenberg , musician;
- Tom Egberts , TV-presenter;
- Wilfried Finkers , comedian and brother of Herman;
- Daphne Bunskoek , TV-presenter;
- Ilse de Lange , Singer.
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