Hengelo

This article is about the city and municipality in Overijssel. For the town in Gelderland, see Hengelo, Gelderland.

Hengelo Hengel (Twents)
Municipality
Twentekanaal through Hengelo
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Hengelo Location within the Netherlands Hengelo Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°15′55″N 6°47′35″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sander Schelberg (VVD)
Area
• Total	61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi)
• Land	60.84 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
• Water	0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	82,311
• Density	1,332/km2 (3,450/sq mi)
Demonym	Hengolian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7550–7559
Area code	074
Climate	Cfb
Website	www.hengelo.nl

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Dutch Topographic map of Hengelo (city), June 2014

Two of the three large cities in East Overijssel: Almelo and Hengelo

Hengelo (Dutch: [ˈɦɛŋəloː] ^ⓘ; Tweants: Hengel) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel. It is part of a larger urban area that also includes Enschede, Borne, Almelo and Oldenzaal.

Due to its geomorphology, being situated relatively low in the landscape, Hengelo is a place where streams converge. By consequence, it became a crossroad, inhabited early on in history, which has made it into an infrastructural hub and an industrial centre today. For the 19th century industry, water was needed for bleaching textile, while factories also needed water for their steam engines, and for cooling. Over time, Hengelo became known as metaalstad, for its machine factories and electrical engineering companies. In addition, salt mining developed into an important industry too, which also led to the production of chemical derivatives.

Due to its strategical importance, Hengelo was bombed during World War II. Afterwards, a reconstruction plan was developed that made it into a modern city, partly at the cost of still remaining historical structures. Well-known Dutch planners and architects have left their traces inside and outside the city. Among their most notable efforts are several residential areas, being inspired by the principles of the garden city movement. Due to the vicinity of University of Twente and ArtEZ University of Arts, in Enschede, many students and graduates have come to live and work in Hengelo. Besides economic growth, this has also contributed to the city's development in regard to arts and culture.