DID YOU KNOW THAT... > E nschede has the nickname Krekkelcity. Named after the krekkel, a brittle cookie that traditionally used to be tied around the arm of a birthday child with a ribbon.
> T he many parks in the city were created by textile manufacturers for their employees.
> T he textile industry of Enschede is part of the city’s DNA nowadays: • The tailored jeans of Paul Kruize are sold worldwide. • Annemieke Koster runs a sustainable weaving mill. • The sleeping bags/coats made by Sheltersuit make the lives of the homeless and refugees a bit more bearable.
> T he city of Enschede has 160.000 inhabitants of 160 different nationalities. > A bout 26000 students live in Enschede and the city was rewarded ‘best student room city of the Netherlands’ in 2018.
> E nschede is closely connected to its sister cities which are Palo Alto in the USA (since 1980), Dalian in China (since 2009) and Münster in Germany (since 2020).
> E very year about 400 events are organized in and around Enschede. > I t is good fun to cycle in Enschede, both in the countryside and in the city. The city was voted the best Large Cycling Community of The Netherlands in 2020, because of ‘more green traffic lights for cyclists during rainfall’ and the ‘cycling highway’ F35.
> A t the innovation campus Knowledge Park Twente, you will not only find hundreds of companies, but also seven world-famous research institutes. MESA+ for example is the biggest nano-technological institute of the Netherlands. 29
