Where to stay in Almelo

Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres are Almelo itself and the villages of Aadorp, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek.

Almelo came to be in medieval times, its name consisting of olm, the Germanic name for an elm tree and lo, a forest on sandy grounds. The town from back then was located where the Almelose Aa stream and a country road used primarily for trade met. This was where Huis Almelo (Almelo Estate) was built before 1236, rebuilt in 1652 and restored in 1666. Almelo has been a city since before 1420, having a moat but lacking a wall. The city therefore has never had any military importance. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century, weaving became more and more important.

Getting in

Almelo is located at the western end of the A35 highway, connecting it to Enschede, after which is continues in Germany as Bundesstrasse 54, connecting to Münster, Dortmund and Hagen. When travelling from the Northern Netherlands, head for Zwolle. using the A28, leaving the highway at exit 20 (Zwolle-Noord). At this point, head south on the Ceintuurbaan (N35). Follow this road through Overijssel, past Raalte and Hellendoorn until the road becomes the A35 just south of Wierden.

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