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Real Name: Pieter Jan VINK
Lives In: Hengelo, NL
Member Since: Jan 02, 2002
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Things To Do: 2009 City Activities
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  • JANUARY
    1-3 Ice Scating, market square
    11 Doedag, Crea
    17-18 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
    24-25 Bridal exhibition, Expo Center

    FEBRUARY
    20 Carnaval parade by night
    21 Carnaval parade
    22-23 Carnaval

    MARCH
    5-8 Garden & Home exhibition, Expo Center
    28 Winter Triatlon. FBK stadion + IJsbaan Twente

    APRIL
    4-5 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
    4-5 Museum Weekend
    18-19 Outlet sale, Expo Center
    24-26 Pasar Malam, Expo Center
    25 Bridgedrive/Kroegentocht
    29-30 Orange Fair, town center
    30 Queensday fleamarkets & festivities

    MAY
    1-4 Orange Fair, town center
    3 Bookmarket, Tuindorp
    16 Stadserffeest
    17 Eenakterfestival
    23 BAM Festival, Pr. Bernhardplantsoen
    25 Double mile FBK, FBK stadium to town center
    25 High Heels race

    JUNE
    1 FBK Games, FBK stadium
    5 Nacht van Hengelo bicycle race, market square
    6 Amuzing Hengelo, Vocal festival
    8-11 Avondvierdaagse walks HWU, suburbs
    14 Art Market Tuindorp, Tuindorp

    JULY
    4 Tropical night, market square

    AUGUST
    14 Summer Jam
    22 Uit Festival
    27-30 Jeu de Boules games, city center
    28 Summer Square Special Edition, Bataafse Kamp
    29 UIT Festival
    29 Kane concert, market

    SEPTEMBER
    5 Standwerkers concours, market
    5-6 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
    6 Fashion Spectacle, center
    11 Holland Festival Hengelo
    12 Open Monuments Day
    16-20 Lambertus Fair

    OCTOBER
    2-4 Lifestyle Event, Expo center
    9 Grolsch Blues Festival, city center
    18-25 Hobby show, Expo Center
    25 Hart voor Hengelo, center
    31 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center

    NOVEMBER
    1 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
    6-8 HUIS 2009, Expo Center
    7-8 Euregio Rally
    14 Arrival of Sinterklaas, train station
    20 Grolsch Horeca Dance Hengelo
    21-22 Outlet sale, Expo Center

    DECEMBER
    2-13 Horse Event, Expo Center
    3-31 Ice Scating, market square
    5 Sinterklaas
    13 Old English Street Theater, Tuindorp
    26 25th Auni Tournament

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    Phone: +31-74-2421120
    Address: Hengelo Ov
    Website: www.helemaalhengelo.nl
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    Things To Do: Center City Sightseeing
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  • There are a lot of shops, bars and restauranys waiting to be discovered by you.

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    Directions: Between market and City Hall
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    Things To Do: The Midwinterhoornblazer
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  • As in most towns, mostly you are unaware of all the art that is around.
    This Midwinterhoorn statue by Jan van Eijl is placed on the City Hall Tower.

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    Address: City Hall Tower, Burg. Jansenplein
    Directions: Go to the City Hall.
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    Things To Do: Thiemsbrug
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  • Hengelo - Thiemsbrug re-construction
  • Thiemsbrug re-construction
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  • Thiemsbrug is the main midtown road crossing. In 2003/2004 a major (re)construction toke place; replacement of sewers, construction of bus lanes and more.
    Also some major roads to the the town center are overhauled.

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    Address: Thiemsbrug
    Directions: West of the Town Hall
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    Things To Do: Historical Museum
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  • Visit the Historical Museum. It's a small but interesting place.

    Visiting times:
    - tuesdays - fridays: 10AM - 5PM
    - saturdays: 2PM - 5PM

    Entrance: Euro 2.00

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    Phone: +31-74-2594216
    Address: Beekstraat 51 - 7551 DP Hengelo Ov
    Directions: Side street of the Market square.
    Website: http://www.oaldhengel.nl
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    Things To Do: Industrial Museum (MOVED!)
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  • From July 2006 the HEIM Museum is at a new location in the former Wilhelminaschool at the Industriestraat.

    You will find 100 years of local industrial history here. Clothing industry, Stork and Heemaf and many more.

    Visiting hours:
    Tu-Fr: 11AM - 5PM
    Sa-Su: 2PM - 5PM

    Entrance: Euro 4,50

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    Phone: +31-74-2430054
    Address: Industriestrat 9 - 7553 CK Hengelo Ov
    Directions: 2 blocks South of the Main Train Station at Hengelo.
    Follow signs "P&R". Free parking just South of the museum.
    Website: http://www.techniekmuseumheim.nl
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    Things To Do: The oldest house??
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  • Visit the Lambooyhuis. It was the house one of the COBRA founders -Theo Wolvencamp- lived.

    Now it's an art gallery opened from Thursday through Sunday from 2 to 6 PM.

    It is one of the oldest houses in Hengelo, in fact an old city farnhouse. It is one of the downtown houses that surviver World War II. The foundations are made of Bentheimer stones originating from old gravestones and the "Huis Hengelo" foundations.

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    Phone: +31-74-2432833
    Address: Langestraat 37 - 7551 DX Hengelo Ov
    Directions: Opposite the City Hall tower
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    Things To Do: The City Hall
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  • The City Hall dates from 1963 and has Scandinavian and Italian influences. The outer gates along the main staircase were constructed by the local Stork company.

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    Phone: +31-74-2459876
    Address: Burgemeester Jansen plein
    Directions: Just head for the City Hall tower
    Website: http://www.hengelo.nl
    Other Contact: Fax: +31-074-2459334
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    Things To Do: The old church path
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  • Hidden between the Pastoriestraat ans the Marskant is this old church path to Woolde.

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    Address: Pastoriestraat
    Directions: Backside of the Police Headquarters.
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    Things To Do: Modern Architecture
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  • Visit the Kasbah if you like modern architecture. This cityblock is totally different from the traditional Dutch houses and was inspired by North African building practice.

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    Address: Jacques Perkstraat & Zwavertsweg - Groot Driene
    Directions: East side of Hengelo, between the railroads to Oldenzaal and Enschede.
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    Comments for pieter_jan_v about Hengelo
    Arkeolog Tue Apr 14, 2009 06:52 UTC
     Hi Pieter, I liked your tips. You are living in a nice place.
    gkitzmil Sun Mar 22, 2009 15:57 UTC
     so much variety in food; I don't think I visited Hengelo, (yet)
    Rixie Tue Dec 16, 2008 14:55 UTC
     Ha ha. K likes the line, "You've got to pick them up just to say hello."
    GopalBasyal Sat Nov 29, 2008 18:06 UTC
     Hengelo is so beautiful. I visited there before a month.
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