Hengelo

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

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Image:Ltspkr.pngHengelo is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the highway A1/E8 and is a station for the IC Amsterdam - Hannover - Berlin.

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Population centres

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The town of Hengelo

Hengelo rapidly developed from a small village to a town in the late 19th century when it became a significant railway junction. This attracted heavy industry like Stork, Hazemeijer, Heemaf, KHZ and Hollandse Signaal Apparaten.

During WWII the city was often bombed by Allied because of the presence of the railways and the war industry activities of local factories. Accidentally the heart of the town was bombed out, during the Bombing of Hengelo on the 6th and 7th of October 1944, killing several hundred people. This has also left the city without much of an historical centre.

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