Almelo

For the cargo ship originally named Almelo, see SS Dalstroy.

Almelo
City and municipality
Almelo city centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Almelo Location within the Netherlands Almelo Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°21′N 6°40′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Richard Korteland (VVD)
Area
• Total	69.41 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
• Land	67.27 km2 (25.97 sq mi)
• Water	2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	73,132
• Density	1,087/km2 (2,820/sq mi)
Demonym	Almeloër
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7600–7614, 7627
Area code	0546
Website	www.almelo.nl

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Almelo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlməloː] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres are Almelo itself and the villages of Aadorp, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 75,000 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 Counts of Almelo. Located in the city centre is Huize Almelo, a castle that in its current form dates back to 1662 but is not open to the public.

The city is also known for its local association football club Heracles Almelo, which plays in the Eredivisie, the highest football league in the Netherlands, and uses the Erve Asito stadium. Some of the Almelo population speak the Tweants dialect.