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Hengelo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 16 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.2667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 48 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Developed as small agricultural village located on Twente canal; grew rapidly into industrial center; economy driven by textile, metallurgical & electrical engineering industries; was badly damaged in WW II & rebuilt; 14th-cen. Twickel Castle is nearby. |
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| Hengelo (preferred,C,V,Dutch,U)
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| Hemgelo (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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| Hengeloo (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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Hengelo (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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