This article is about the city in Overijssel, Netherlands. For the town in Gelderland, Netherlands, see Hengelo, Gelderland.
Hengelo is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the highway A1/E8 and is a station for the ICE, Amsterdam - Hannover - Berlin.
Population centres
The town of Hengelo
Hengelo rapidly developed from a small village to a town in the late 19th century when it became a significant railway junction. This attracted heavy industry like Stork, Heemaf and Hollandse Signaal Apparaten .
During WWII the city was often bombed by Allied because of the presence of the railways. Accidentally the heart of the town was bombed out, killing several hundred people.
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Last updated: 08-28-2005 12:10:02
