Glanerbrug

Glanerbrug
Town
Kerkstraat Glanerbrug
Kerkstraat Glanerbrug
Interactive map of Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug is located in Overijssel
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug
Location in the Netherlands
Glanerbrug is located in Netherlands
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 6°58′27″E / 52.21500°N 6.97417°E / 52.21500; 6.97417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityEnschede
Area
 • Total
5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
16,715
 • Density3,060/km2 (7,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
7532 & 7534[2]
Dialing code+31 (0)53

Glanerbrug [ɣlaːnər'brʏx] is a town east of the city of Enschede, the Netherlands. It is close to the border with Germany, formed by the stream Glanerbeek, and the city of Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia. The name Glanerbrug is derived from the bridge (Dutch: brug) over the Glanerbeek stream.

Boulder marking the point of impact of the meteorite in Glanerbrug

On 7 April 1990 the Glanerbrug meteorite fell through the roof of a house there.[3] Further information: Meteorite fall § Others.

Transportation

Railway Station: Glanerbrug

Born in Glanerbrug

  • Floris van Assendelft (born 1985), chess player
  • Erik Dijkstra, (born 1977), journalist and TV presenter
  • Nick Hengelman (born 1989), footballer
  • Hennie Hollink (born 1931), footballer and football manager
  • Rob Groener (born 1945), footballer and football manager
  • Bert Schierbeek (1918–1996), writer
  • Dennis Schouten (born 1995), reporter

See also

References

  1. ^ "Postcodetool for 7532AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ The Glanerbrug meteorite fall
  • Media related to Glanerbrug at Wikimedia Commons