Boekelo () is a village in the

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Enschede Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...

in the eastern

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, the population is estimated at approximately 2,500. It is located just west of

Usselo Usselo ʏsəloːis a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the eastern Netherlands region of Twente. It is located just west of Enschede and east of Boekelo. It has existed for over 800 years. Archaeology shows that the region was in ...

. The village is known for the Military Boekelo Enschede, an international

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event. It is also known for the salt industry, since 1919 located south of the village. This was a reason for the then well-known '' Bad Boekelo'' (Bath Boekelo) to have a salt water wave pool. After the opening of the ''

Twentekanaal The Twentekanaal () is a canal running through the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, connecting the three largest cities of the Twente region, Almelo, Hengelo and Enschede to the national network of rivers and canals. Because the canal ...

'' (Twente canal) the factory of the ''Koninklijke Nederlandse Zoutindustrie'' (Royal Dutch Salt-industry) was moved to Hengelo; currently it is called Nouryon Industrial Chemicals. Textile industry flourished in Boekelo: The '' N.V. Boekelosche Stoombleekerij'' (

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LLC Boekelo's Steam-bleachery), founded in 1888 by Gerrit Jan van Heek, was taken over by

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(who fused it with ''P. Fenter van Vlissingen & Co's Katoenfabrieken N.V.''). On the former factory's terrain, a new quarter called ''De Bleekerij'' (The Bleachery) was built. Parts of the old industrial heritage such as old facades and the factory's chimney were integrated into the new buildings. The internationally known beer brewery

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moved to Boekelo, abandoning its factories in

Groenlo Groenlo () is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, on the German border, within a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek (literally: "back corner"). Groenlo was a municipalit ...

and

. The ''Museum Buurtspoorweg'' (lit. Museum Neighborhood-railway) runs a historical museum railway with restored

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s and wagons between Boekelo and

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Geography

The village layout clearly shows the now abandoned ''

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'' of the Dutch society. The village consists of two population centers, one in the east (Protestant) and one in the west (Catholic). The two parts of the village are separated by the "Boekelerbeek" (Boekelo's stream) and some fields. Originally the parts each had their own church, elementary school, barber, grocery store and pub. The only factories were in the eastern part. When the ''

'' disappeared, the shops gradually lost their distinct Catholic or Protestant clientele. In time, the catholic elementary school moved to the east part, the west grocery store closed and the west pub became a liquor store. New stores opened and new houses were built in the east part. At present the east part is considered the center of the village, it covers an area approximately ten times as large as the western part. In Twente's

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lie historical estates, among others Hof te Boekelo (an original manor house from 1570), De Weele, Zonnebeek en 't Stroot.

Gallery

File:Carillon Boekelo.jpg, Carillon of Boekelo File:JB.Boekelo.DubbeleWoningMetKas.jpg, House in Boekelo File:N.V. Boekelosche Stoomblekerij.jpg, Factory in Boekelo File:MBS loc SS 657 op station Boekelo.jpg, Train arriving in Boekelo

Bibliography

* Stuiver, Bart ''Tovenaars met Textiel: Boekelosche Stoombleekerij 1888-1965'' (Wizards with textile: Boekelo Steam bleaching factory) published by "Stichting historische kring Boekelo,

Twekkelo Twekkelo is a hamlet in Twente, in the province of Overijssel. It is located between Enschede and Hengelo (Overijssel), Hengelo. It had 240 registered inhabitants in 2008. Until 1934 it fell, for administrative purposes, within the ambit of Lonne ...

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Historical club Boekelo, Usselo, Twekkelo, foundation
, 2011

References

External links

Boekelo.nl
(Dutch)
Military-Boekelo
(Dutch)
Museumbuurtspoorweg
(Dutch) {{Authority control Populated places in Overijssel Twente Enschede