Glanerbrug

Glanerbrug ( German: Glanerbrücke ) is a village in the east of Enschede in the Netherlands. It is right on the border with the German town of Gronau ( means Beek Bach) in a natural way by the Glanerbeek is formed. Glanerbrug belongs politically to Enschede. Its name is taken from the bridge over the river Glane.

The village has its own public swimming pool and a tennis court. The Catholic Church " O.L. Vrouwe van de sanctum Rozenkrans " dates from 1902-1903 and was designed by Alfred Tepe, one of the most important architects of the Gothic Revival in the Netherlands.

On April 7, 1990, a meteorite fell through the roof of a residential building. This meteorite was therefore christened " Glanerbrug meteorite ".

In his novel " De Hun" January Cremer describes this area in detail, in particular the events during the Second World War. National notoriety gained Glanerbrug not least because Herman Finkers who repeatedly announced during a news parody that Glanerbrug am now equipped with cable television, and that is no date as to when the village 'm connected to the general sewerage system.

Glanerbrug has a breakpoint on the railway line Enschede -Gronau, the half-hourly in the alternation of the regional railway lines RB 64 " Euregio -Bahn " ( Münster- Enschede) and RB 51 " Westmünsterland -Bahn " (Dortmund - Enschede) is operated. These lines are operated exclusively by the German railway company DB, since in Enschede railway station is no direct rail connection to the Dutch grid.