Glanerbrug
Glanerbrug [ɣlaːnər'brʏx] is a town in the east of the city of Enschede, Netherlands. It is close to the border with Germany, formed by the stream Glanerbeek, and the city of Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia. The name Glanerbrug is derived from the bridge (Dutch: brug) over the Glanerbeek stream.
Boulder marking the point of impact of the meteorite in Glanerbrug
On 7 April 1990 the Glanerbrug meteorite fell through the roof of a house there. Further information: Meteorite fall § Others.
Transportation
Railway Station: Glanerbrug
Born in Glanerbrug
- Floris van Assendelft (born 1985), chess player
- Erik Dijkstra, (born 1977), journalist and TV presenter
- Nick Hengelman (born 1989), footballer
- Hennie Hollink (born 1931), footballer and football manager
- Rob Groener (born 1945), footballer and football manager
- Bert Schierbeek (1918–1996), writer
- Dennis Schouten (born 1995), reporter
See also
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7532AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ The Glanerbrug meteorite fall
External links
Media related to Glanerbrug at Wikimedia Commons
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