Enter (town)
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Enter is located in the municipality of Wierden
Wierden
Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna....
, Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
, between Almelo
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
, Goor
Goor
Goor is a town about 26 km south of Almelo in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1263. The population is about 13,000.Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente....
, Bornerbroek
Bornerbroek
Bornerbroek is a church village in the municipality of Almelo in Twente, the Dutch province of Overijssel. The village has approximately 1800 inhabitants. Up to the municipal reallocation of 1 January 2001, the village was part of the municipality of Borne....
and Rijssen
Rijssen
Rijssen is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has over 28,000 inhabitants...
. It has approximately 7500 inhabitants.
History
The history of the town dates back to approximately 1200, when the name of Enter first appeared in writings. The people of Enter were mainly occupied as gooseherd or wooden shoe manufacturers. Furthermore, Enter was the center for the construction of a certain type of ships, called Zomp, in the 18th century and the 19th century. Numerous buildings reminding of this time has been broken down recently, to make place for new buildings.The town
The village has experienced a significant growth in both inhabitants ans size in recent years. For a long time, the village was mainly situated along the main road and the roads leading to GoorGoor
Goor is a town about 26 km south of Almelo in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1263. The population is about 13,000.Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente....
, Rijssen
Rijssen
Rijssen is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has over 28,000 inhabitants...
and Wierden
Wierden
Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna....
. The surrounding area was mainly made up of grass lands. Around 1940, the expansion of the village was started. The new buildings were mainly terraced houses. Around 1975, the second expansion wave was started, leading to the village as it is today.
The new development de Goorens stretches from Enter in the direction of Goor
Goor
Goor is a town about 26 km south of Almelo in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1263. The population is about 13,000.Goor was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Twente....
and Bornerbroek
Bornerbroek
Bornerbroek is a church village in the municipality of Almelo in Twente, the Dutch province of Overijssel. The village has approximately 1800 inhabitants. Up to the municipal reallocation of 1 January 2001, the village was part of the municipality of Borne....
. The district Goorens was built in short time around 1980. Much of the streets in this district are named for old farms in the region of Enter, such as: Erve Smedinck and Erve Effinck. The new development de Akkers (around 100 houses) was finished in 2007. Mid 2007/2008 construction of the new development de Berghorst will start. This is a project of the municipality of Wierden
Wierden
Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna....
. There is also a lot of building activity in the center of the town. Old buildings are replaced with new buildings.
Religion
In comparison with surrounding villages, a large percentage of the inhabitants is Roman-Catholic are non religious.The village has a number of churches:
- a Roman-Catholic church
- a Reformed Church
- a Dutch Reformed Church
- a church of the Netherlands Reformed Congregations
The Reformed Church and the Dutch Reformed Church joined the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) on May 1 2004.
Traditions
Like many villages in TwenteTwente
Twente is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel...
and the Achterhoek
Achterhoek
The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands, Europe.Its name is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the Eastern-most part of Gelderland, and therefore of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany...
, the indigenous population of Enter have nicknames like Broeze (Velten family), Timmerjans (Schuitemaker), Saaltink (another branch of the Velten family), Boone (Roetgerink), Pöppen (Mekenkamp), Knibbelhein (Hein Waanders), Stiems (ter Steege),Streef(an area just outside the village) and De Moane (Manenschijn or Moonshine). A difference with the other villages is that much of the nicknames in Enter are not derived from the name of the farm of the family.
The tradition of wooden shoe manufacturing is still maintained in Enter. Therefore, Enter is often credited as the "Klompendorp" (Wooden Shoe village).
Character of the inhabitants and tongue
People from enter are proud of their accent, their culture and their village, but are very obstinate. The accent in Enter differs greatly from surrounding villages.Politics
Voters in Enter are more progressive and left oriented in comparison to surrounding villages.For information about the municipality politics, see Wierden
Wierden
Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna....
.
Shops
The center of Enter comprises a wide range of shops, including several clothes stores, three supermarkets, pharmacies, bookshops, electric shops and florists.Education
The village has four Primary schools; De Wegwijzer, de Roerganger, de Mariaschool en de Jozefschool. Furthermore, the hamlet of Ypelo has its own school, the Ypeloschool.Healthcare
Enter has several doctors, maternity nurses and home care nurses. There is also a pharmacy.Culture
Enter has two annual events, the horse market and a carnivalCarnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
. There is a weekly market on the townsquare.
In the summer, the Gengelavonden take place. These are evenings where local merchants sell their wares on the street.
Enter has several cultural companies: a dramatic arts company, several choirs, music companies, artistic groups and a creative center: t Zumpke.
Sports
The Gymnastics association Raduga offers sports varying from jazzdans to gymnastics. Furthermore, the village houses soccer clubs Enter Vooruit and s.v. Enter, the volleybal club Holyoke, and a tennis club.The village is located along the European hiking route E11, locally known as the Marskramerpad or Handelsweg. The E11 runs all the way from Den Haag to the east, at the present time all the way to the border between Poland and Lithuania.
Economy
Tourism
The village has several tourist accommodations. There is also a museumMuseum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
, focused on special wooden shoes and the ships that used to be manufactured in the village. Furthermore, a biking route is created in the surroundings of de Lee.
The biggest wooden shoe in the world from one piece of timber is located in Enter.
Industry
Enter has a favourable location along the Motorway A1 (Amsterdam-Hengelo) and the Provincial road N347 (Rijssen-Goor). Many nationally and internationally oriented businesses are established on the business park de Vonder.Famous people from Enter
- Folkert Velten (soccer player for Heracles Almelo)
- Hennie StamsnijderHennie StamsnijderHendrikus Johannes Maria Stamsnijder is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist....
(cyclist) - Tom StamsnijderTom StamsnijderTom Stamsnijder is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam , and son of former cyclo-cross world champion Hennie Stamsnijder.- Palmares :2000...
(cyclist) - Bert Boom (cyclist)
- Erik Braamhaar (referee)