Glanerbrug

Town in Overijssel, Netherlands

52°12′54″N 6°58′27″E / 52.21500°N 6.97417°E / 52.21500; 6.97417CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityEnschedeArea

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• Total5.47 km² (2.11 sq mi)Elevation

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39 m (128 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total16,715 • Density3,100/km² (7,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

7532 & 7534^[1]

Dialing code+31 (0)53

Glanerbrug [ɣlaːnər'brʏx] is a town in the east of the city of Enschede, 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.

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

Transportation

Railway Station: Glanerbrug

Born in Glanerbrug

Floris van Assendelft [nl] (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 [nl] (born 1995), reporter

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7532AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ The Glanerbrug meteorite fall