The early history of Enschede is largely unknown, but a settlement existed around the Old Marketplace in early medieval times.

Enschede is host to many yearly festivals and the Old Market Square is often the venue for events, live music and other activities on the weekend.

* Nanne Zwiep, Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Enschede, spoke out from the pulpit against Nazis and their treatment of Dutch Citizens and anti-Semitism, arrested 20 April 1942, died in Dachau of exhaustion and malnutrition 24 November 1942

The Universiteit Twente ( University of Twente ), a university with mostly technical studies, is located in Enschede.

Enschede is also home to one of the three campuses of Saxion University of Applied Sciences ( Saxion Hogeschool Enschede ), a polytechnical school offering internationally recognized Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees in a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics and health care.

University of Twente ( Dutch: Universiteit Twente ) is a university located in Enschede, Netherlands.

The University of Twente was built on the former country estate of Drienerlo, situated between Hengelo and Enschede.

Doctoral dissertation, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

The Schreck Ensemble has collaborated with many institutes and organizations inside and outside of the Netherlands including the European Network ( Foundation Gaudeamus / Associazone Nuove Sincronie in Milan, Italy ); studios for electronic music STEIM and CEM in Amsterdam ; The Netherlands ; tART ( technology and art )-organization of the University Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands ; Danish Institute for Electro-acoustic Music ( DIEM ) at Aarhus, Denmark, and the Centro Ricerche Musicali in Rome.

It is located at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente and between the city centers of Enschede and Hengelo.

It is located in Enschede, Netherlands, at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente.

* Educational Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

On November 25, 2011, Hyneman was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente ( Enschede, Netherlands ) for his role in the popularization of science and technology.

Writing in Nature, physicist Detlef Lohse and coworkers of University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands allowed air to flow through very fine sand ( typical grain diameter was about 40 micrometers ) in a container with a perforated base.

" On November 25, 2011, Savage received an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente ( Enschede, Netherlands ) for his role in the popularization of science and technology.

Wilmink was born in Enschede and studied Dutch and history at the University of Amsterdam.

Rail transport for public transport is operated mainly by Nederlandse Spoorwegen ( NS ), minor parts by Arriva, Syntus, Connexxion, DB Regionalbahn Westfalen, Veolia Transport Nederland and Prignitzer Eisenbahn ( PE Holding AG, Arriva ) ( for the latter two, see Enschede ).

Enschede (), also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region.

Because a stone wall was too expensive ( since stone had to be imported ), Enschede had a system of ditches, palisades and hedges instead, which is still reflected in the street-names Noorderhagen and Zuiderhagen ( North Hedge and South Hedge, respectively ).

This high survival rate is attributed to three members of the Jewish Council of Enschede, Sig Menko, Gerard Sanders and Isidoor Van Dam who took the initiative, against the advice of the Jewish Council of Amsterdam, of urging their community to go into hiding and not to answer the call-up of the Germans for " labour in the East ".

Like the German capital Berlin Enschede has a troubled urban economy, but is still home to a vibrant artistic scene.

The world famous Grolsch beer is brewed in Enschede.

Enschede is a terminus station of the NS railway lines from the west.

To the east there is a line to Gronau, Germany, which has two more stations in the Netherlands: Enschede De Eschmarke and Glanerbrug.

There is also Enschede Drienerlo railway station, near the football stadium.

Enschede is situated at the south-east terminus of the Twentekanaal.

Enschede is also home of The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra.

* Enschede is well known for its local association football club, FC Twente.

* The oldest marathon of the Netherlands, and the second oldest of Europe, is the Enschede Marathon.

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The Student Union, which is run entirely by students, promotes the interests of all student societies and also manages several premises, including the student social centre in the heart of Enschede.

The main station is Almelo and offers links to Hengelo, Enschede, Amersfoort, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Utrecht, Gouda, Rotterdam, The Hague and Zwolle.

* Waregem is notable in the UK for a prominent position in the song ; " Ordinary to Enschede " by Half Man Half Biscuit.

It was in Enschede where he missed his best chance of ever winning the Dutch Title: in 1958 SC Enschede lost the first and last Eredivisie final ever after 180 (!

* 1944 – World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.

Typesetter at the Enschede printing factory ( was located behind the St. Bavochurch ) in 1884, painting by the American artist Charles Frederic Ulrich.

Enschede was granted city rights around 1300 which were confirmed in 1325 by Bishop Jan III van Diest and henceforth was allowed to protect itself with a wall.

During the Second World War Enschede was one of the first Dutch cities to be captured by the Germans, being the city closest to Germany.

Because it was close to Germany ( only a few kilometers from the town of Gronau in Germany ) and housed a German command center, Enschede was frequently bombed by allied troops, aiming for the German command center or mistaking Enschede for a German city.

Enschede was liberated on 1 April 1945 by Allied, mainly Canadian, troops.

The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys.

In the next match in Enschede, the score was 2 – 2 with Rubin's goals scored by Christian Noboa and Cristian Ansaldi

Rosenberg Trio @ International Jazz Festival Enschede ; photo by Willem van Bergen

Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and a railway station on the Essen – Wanne Eickel – Münster line, which was built by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company, and the Dortmund – Enschede railway, which was built by the Dortmund-Gronau-Enschede Railway Company and links Dortmund and Gronau.

In the 1926 / 27 season they lost out the Dutch championship by losing a decisive match against SC Enschede.

Twente Airport was opened July 1931 by the mayor of Enschede, Edo Bergsma.

For civil operations the airport has been renamed to Enschede Airport Twente, run by the privately held company Enschede Airport Twente BV.

Enschede Airport is accessible by car via the nearby A1 motorway, exit 33.