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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Almelo
| settlement_type         = [[List of cities in the Netherlands by province|City]] and [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Koornmarkt Almelo.JPG
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = Almelo city centre
| image_flag              = Almelo flag outline.svg
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| image_shield            = Almelo wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              =
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0141 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Almelo in a municipal map of Overijssel
| map_caption             = Location in Overijssel
| pushpin_map             = Netherlands#Europe
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|21|N|6|40|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Overijssel]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
|url = http://www.almelo.nl/Smartsite.shtml?ch=TER&id=58816
|title = Portefeuilleverdeling
|trans-title = Division of tasks
|language = nl
|publisher = Gemeente Almelo
|access-date = 26 March 2014}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Mirjam van 't Veld]] (acting)
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Almelo}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Almelo}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title=Postcodetool for 7607EK
|language=nl
|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date=26 March 2014
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|archive-date=21 September 2013
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| elevation_m             = 12
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
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| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Almelo}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Almeloër
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 7600–7614, 7627
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0546
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.almelo.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Almelo''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɑlməloː|-|Nl-Almelo.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a city in the eastern [[Netherlands]]. The main population centres in the town are [[Aadorp]], Almelo, [[Mariaparochie]], and [[Bornerbroek]].
Almelo has about 72,000 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 the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1394.  Within the city limits lies the castle of the [[Count]]s of Almelo. Located in the city centre is Huize Almelo, a castle that in its current form dates back to 1662 (This castle is not open to the public).
There are [[mosaic]]s which decorate the walls of the tunnel close to the [[Almelo railway station|railway station]].
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. The club uses the [[Erve Asito]].
==History==
At the end of the 19th century [[textile]] emerged as a major employer and drew many workers to Almelo, at first from within the Netherlands. Since the 1960s workers from [[Spain]] and [[Turkey]] came to Almelo. The first [[mosque]] of the Netherlands was built in Almelo in 1976 for the Turkish population of the city. Almelo also has a sizeable number of Armenians who built their own [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armeensekerk.nl/onze-kerk/ontstaan-armeense-kerk-almelo/|title = Ontstaan Armeense Kerk Almelo - Onze Kerk}}</ref>
In the 1970s the industry dwindled and most factories were relocated to countries with cheaper labour. Some factories remain in the city centre and are now in use for apartments or offices.
===Topography===
[[File:Almelo-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Topographic map of Almelo, Sept. 2014]]
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==Economy==
Currently, a major employer in Almelo is [[Urenco Group|Urenco Nederland]]. This is a [[uranium enrichment]] plant which uses the [[gas centrifuge]] method and produces [[uranium]] with about five percent [[Uranium-235|U-235]], for [[nuclear reactor]]s. An industrial bakery, Bolletje, [[Malvern Panalytical]], the Stichting Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (a hospital) and the regional court are also major employers.
== Demographics ==
As of 2020, Almelo has a total population of about 73,107.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Almelo (Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/netherlands/admin/overijssel/0141__almelo/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CBS Statline |url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/37713/table |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=opendata.cbs.nl |language=nl}}</ref> The city has a significant [[Turks in the Netherlands|Turkish]] population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title=Lots of information about the municipality of Almelo |url=https://allcharts.info/the-netherlands/municipality-almelo/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=AllCharts.info |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Almelo (Municipality, Overijssel, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/netherlands/admin/overijssel/0141__almelo/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!2020
!Numbers
!%
|-
!Dutch natives
|53,866
|73.6%
|-
!Western migration background
|7,620
|10.4%
|-
!Non-Western migration background
|11,621
|15.9%
|-
|''[[Armenia]]'' <ref>https://www.oost.nl/nieuws/2269979/armeniers-in-almelo-voelen-zich-in-de-steek-gelaten-de-wereld-kijkt-gewoon-toe</ref>
|~7,000
|10%
|-
|''[[Turkey]]''
|5,797
|8%
|-
|''[[Indonesia]]''
|2,240
|3.06%
|-
|''[[Morocco]]''
|565
|
|-
|''[[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Aruba]]''
|362
|
|-
|''[[Suriname]]''
|340
|
|-
|Total
|73,107
|100%
|}
==Transport==
[[File:Almelo stationsgebouw.jpg|thumb|200px|Almelo station]]
Almelo has 2 railway stations:
*[[Almelo railway station]]
*[[Almelo de Riet railway station]]
The main station is Almelo and offers links to [[Hengelo]], [[Enschede]], [[Amersfoort]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]], [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], [[Gouda, South Holland|Gouda]], [[Rotterdam]], [[The Hague]] and [[Zwolle]]. There is also a train every 2 hours into [[Germany]] serving cities such as [[Osnabrück]], [[Hannover]] and [[Berlin]].
==Sport==
===Football===
[[Heracles Almelo]], a professional football club playing in the [[Eredivisie]] is based in Almelo.
===Cycling===
Since 1983 Almelo has organised the [[Profronde van Almelo]], an elite men's and women's professional [[road bicycle racing]] event.
== Notable people ==
[[File:Wubbo Ockels 2007.jpg|175px|thumb|Wubbo Ockels, 2007]]
[[File:Kea Bouman.jpg|175px|thumb|Kea Bouman, 1929]]
[[File:2018 Women&#039;s Tour de Yorkshire - Kirsten Wild.jpg|175px|thumb|Kirsten Wild, 2018]]
* [[Catharina Julia Roeters van Lennep]] (1813–1883) a Dutch artist
*[[Bertha Tideman-Wijers]] (1887–1976) composer
* [[Izaak Kolthoff]] (1894–1993) an [[analytical chemist]] and [[chemical education|chemistry educator]]
* [[Judith Ledeboer]] OBE (1901–1990) architect
* [[Evert Willem Beth]] (1908–1964) philosopher and logician
* [[Gerritdina Benders-Letteboer]] (1909–1980) an active member of the [[Dutch Resistance]]
* [[Wubbo Ockels]] (1946–2014) a physicist and astronaut of the [[European Space Agency]]
* [[Herman Finkers]] (born 1954) comedian, known for his friendly, dry-witted humour
* [[Tom Egbers]] (born 1957) a Dutch English journalist, writer and TV presenter <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250760/  IMDb Database] retrieved 25 October 2019</ref>
* [[Liesbeth van Tongeren]] (born 1958) a Dutch politician, Director of Greenpeace Netherlands 2003–2010, grew up in Almelo
* [[Hero Brinkman]] (born 1964) a police officer and former Dutch politician
* [[:nl:Jos de Blok|Jos de Blok]] (born 1960) founder and CEO of [[Buurtzorg Nederland|Buurtzorg]]
* [[Michiel Veenstra]] (born 1976) Radio-dj on [[KINK]]
* [[Ilse de Lange]] (born 1977) a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter
* [[Loes Haverkort]] (born 1981) a Dutch movie, TV and theater actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2156780/  IMDb Database] retrieved 25 October 2019</ref>
* [[Azra Akın]] (born 1981) Miss Turkey World 2002 and [[Miss World 2002]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1538020/  IMDb Database] retrieved 25 October 2019</ref>
=== Sports ===
* [[Kea Bouman]] (1903 – 1998) female tennis player; only Dutch female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament
* [[Lex Mullink]] (born 1944) a retired rower, bronze medallist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Hendrie Krüzen]] (born 1964) football midfielder, over 500 club caps
* [[Brian van Loo]] (born 1975) retired soccer goalkeeper, 261 club caps
* [[Marnix Smit]] (born 1975) retired soccer player, 231 club caps with [[Heracles Almelo]]
* [[Arnold Bruggink]] (born 1977) retired soccer player, 447 club caps
* [[Mark Looms]] (born 1981) soccer player, 329 club caps
* [[Kirsten Wild]] (born 1982) track and road race cyclist; multiple National Champion
* [[Marc Höcher]] (born 1984) a Dutch football player with over 350 club caps
* [[Dennis Kuipers]] (born 1985) a Dutch rally driver
* [[Anouk Dekker]] (born 1986) a Dutch footballer with over 250 club caps
* [[Fabian Roosenbrand]] (born 1988) a Dutch professional darts player
* [[Maret Balkestein-Grothues]] (born 1988) a Dutch volleyball player
* [[Maud Roetgering]] (born 1992) a football defender 184 caps with [[FC Twente Vrouwen]]
* [[Bent Viscaal]] (born 1999) a Dutch racing driver
==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands}}
===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Almelo is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign="top"
|
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Iserlohn]], [[Germany]]
||
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[United Kingdom]]
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* {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Vagharshapat]], [[Armenia]]
||
* {{flagicon|Turkey}}
[[Denizli]], [[Turkey]]
|}
==See also==
* [[Ambt Almelo]]
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Sint Georgiuskerk Almelo.JPG|The Catholic St. Georgius church in Almelo
File:Almelo - Sculptuur op de hoek van de Oranjestraat en de Molenstraat - 1.jpg|Almelo - Sculptuur op de hoek van de Oranjestraat en de Molenstraat
File:Huize Almelo.jpg|Huize Almelo
File:Almelo, spoorviadukt bij de Wierdensestraat foto2 2012-09-10 13.01.jpg|Almelo, spoorviadukt bij de Wierdensestraat
File:Afbeelding 403Aadorp22-12-2007.jpg|Afbeelding
File:Almelo, sculptuur van een vogel bij het Marktplein IMG 5768 2020-05-31 13.14.jpg|Bird sculpture by artist Anne Wenzel at the Marktplein
File:Almelo, restaurant in voormalige fabriek IMG 5759 2020-05-31 13.00.jpg|Restaurant in former factory
File:Almelo, het Twentekanaal (zijkanaal naar Almelo) vanaf de Wierdensebrug IMG 5748 2020-05-31 12.37.jpg|Twentekanaal (branch to Almelo)
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Almelo}}
*{{Official website|http://www.almelo.nl}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Almelo
| North     = [[Twenterand]]
| Northeast = [[Tubbergen]]
| East      = [[Borne, Overijssel|Borne]]
| South     = [[Hof van Twente]]
| West      = [[Wierden]]
}}
{{Overijssel Province}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Almelo| ]]
[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Overijssel]]
[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Twente]]