Enschede
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Enschede is a city in the east of the Netherlands with approximately 154,000 inhabitants. It boasts a university (Twente University) and a vocational university (Saxion, Dutch only). Furthermore it hosts some annual events like the 'Proef-eet' (September), the Batavierenrace (April) and the Enschede marathon (April).
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Meetings & Events
There is a monthly meeting on the 7th of each month. See the group page for exact locations, but normally the meeting is in the city centre, on the old market.
Getting there and away
You can reach Enschede easily by train, bus and car. Public transport is readily available
Travel times by train
within the Netherlands
To go to Enschede by train takes you (fastest connection) from
Zwolle 1 h 06 min, Utrecht 1 h 45 min, Amsterdam Central 2 h 8 min, Schiphol 2 h 15 min, Groningen 2 h 17 min, Den Haag 2 h 29 min, Rotterdam 2 h 32 min, Eindhoven 2 h 41 min.
For detailed information contact the Dutch train company NS
from Germany
There are direct connections to Enschede from Münster and Dortmund. Münster main station to Enschede takes 1 h 15 min. From Dortmund main station it takes about 2 h. Both starting at about 20 EUR. Other cities: Cologne 3 h 07 min, Hamburg 3 h 37 min, Berlin 4 h 48 min.
See Deutsche Bahn
from other European cities
Antwerpen 4 h, Brussels 4 h 33 min, Paris 6 h 40 min, London 6 h 10 min.
See NS highspeed
Things to do in and around Enschede
On a rainy day you can
- visit Twentse Welle
- enjoy a concert in the Muziekkwartier
- see a mainstream movie in Cinestar
- see a less mainstream (filmhuis) movie in Concordia
- relax and lounge, or even see a movie at Fred & Douwe
- read books in the library or browse through magazines at the University of Twente library
- go ice skating
- watch people scurrying in the rain in the old market from the 4th floor cafeteria of the de Bijenkorf department store
- wednesday and sunday (except jewish holidays), visit the 'most beautiful synagogue of the netherlands'
- visit art gallery Beeld en Aambeeld or/and rijksmuseum twenthe
- many things (exhibitions, talks, movies, music) are going on at cafe MAC Berlijn: (every tuesday Nine o'clock Jazz!)
