Enter, Netherlands

Enter ( Low Saxon: Eanter ) is a place west of Twente in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The village with about 7,500 inhabitants belongs to the municipality wierden and lies between Almelo, Goor, Bornerbroek and Rijssen.

  • 4.1 shopping
  • 4.2 Education
  • 4.3 Health Care
  • 4.4 Cemeteries
  • 4.5 Culture
  • 4.6 Sport
  • 5.1 Tourism
  • 5.2 Industry and Transport

History

The story of Enter dates back to about the year 1200, when the name was mentioned for the first time enter in writing. In Enter especially geese were previously grown and manufactured wooden shoes, the clogs. In addition, enter in the 18th and 19th centuries a center for the construction of small barges, the Zompen. Many buildings and houses of that time have been canceled in recent years to make room for new buildings.

Development

The town of Enter is very grown in recent years in terms of population and expansion. For a long time the place consisted of the village street with the straight built it houses as well as the different roads leading to Goor, Rijssen and wierden. To the village core around pastures were created. Around 1940 they started out with the structural enhancement over the old village core, usually with multi-family homes. From 1975 the town was then expanded in a second construction wave to its present areal extent.

New Area de Goorens was planned by Enter in the direction toward Goor and Bornerbroek and built in 1980 in a short time. Many roads in this area were named after old farms in the neighborhood of Enter, such as erve Smedinck, erve Effinck and other similar names. In 2007, the planned development area de Akkers is almost finished with about 100 apartments. In the years 2007 and 2008 is due to start in the north of the village toward wierden with the development area de Berg Horst. This development area is a project of the municipality wierden to compensate the incurred over the years apartment shortage. Also in the center is much modernized, especially in the vicinity of the village street. Old buildings are canceled in order to realize new buildings, including some high-rise buildings, with a larger space layout can. There are also worked out plans for the construction of a new square in the middle of the village street. In the vicinity of this place then additional parking are provided.

Population

Religion

In comparison with some of the surrounding communities in Enter many residents belong to the Roman Catholic Church or are non-denominational. This is quite remarkable, since Catholicism is particularly prevalent east of Twente. Other faiths as Roman Catholic or Protestant are perceiving only a little, because very few foreigners live in Enter

There are several churches in the village:

  • The Roman Catholic Church of St. Anthony Abbot
  • A church of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands ( Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland, GKN, Evangelical altreformiert )
  • A church of the Dutch Reformed church ( Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, NHK, Evangelical- Reformed)
  • A church of Gereformeerde Gemeente (GG, Calvinist Protestant )

The Gereformeerde Kerk and the Dutch Reformed community have joined the management community of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands ( PKN ) on 1 May 2004.

Customs

Policy

Voters in select Enter compared to the surrounding communities disproportionately progressive and left. The difference is compared to the conservative voting behavior in Rijssen particularly. Information about local politics can be found at wierden.

Infrastructure

Shopping

Enter in the center of shops can be found, including clothing stores, for example, the Roetgerink the family, supermarkets, drug stores, booksellers, flower shops and shops for consumer electronics.

Education

The town has four primary schools for children aged 4 to 12 years: de Wegwijzer, de Roerganger that Mary School and the Jozef School. The nearest primary school in the catchment area is then the Ypeloschool in the village Ypelo.

Health care

In Enter, there are family doctors, midwives, housekeepers, elderly care nurse and a pharmacy.

Cemeteries

In the village there are three cemeteries, two of which are in the meantime no longer occupied. The new communal cemetery in Enter may be used for conventional burial or cremation graves.

Culture

In Enter, there are some annual recurring events, this includes the horse market and the fair. On the old village square in the center of the town, the market every week takes place.

In summer, the regionally famous shopping evenings Gengelavonden take place where offer evening many merchants in the center goods for sale.

In Enter, there are different culturally active clubs, including a drama group, several choirs and music groups, artistic hand work groups and the cultural 't Zumpke where regularly held a concert or a play is performed.

Sports

In Turnverein Raduga sports can be practiced by jazz dance to gymnastics at the highest level. In addition, there are the football clubs Enter Vooruit and sv Enter the volleyball club Holyoke, a tennis club, a pigeon club, sports fields and other sports clubs. In addition, you can also go hiking of course.

Through the whole town of Enter and the European long-distance path E11, which partially overlaps with the hiking trails Marktkrämerweg and trade runs. The long distance footpath E11 runs from The Hague in an easterly direction to the border between Poland and Lithuania.

Economy

Tourism

In the village, various accommodation options for tourists are found. The museum clogs and an old Zomp are issued. In the vicinity of Lee de bike paths are available. De Lee is a park-like landscape with lots of water and green spaces. In addition, you can complete tour with a traditional Zomp.

The largest manufactured from one piece of wood Klomp is found in Enter. The Klompenmuseum and Zompenmuseum are worth a visit, as are the old Reformed Church and the village square in the typical architectural style of Twente, the most widely encountered a village. Every year here in late July or early August instead of a pony and horse market.

Industry and transport

Enter situated with its own exit favorable to the A1 motorway (Amsterdam- Hengelo ) and the provincial road N347 ( Rijssen - Goor ). Several oriented national and international companies intend to settle in the industrial area de Vonder. From the industrial area is via the A1 a good connection to Germany. There are also plans for another industrial area between the ring road and the N347.

Notable people from Enter

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