Where is the city of Enschede in the Netherlands?

Enschede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛnsxəˌdeː] (listen), West Frisian: Ynskedee), also known as Eanske [ˈɛːnskə] in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region.

Who was killed in the Eschede train derailment?

Two Deutsche Bahn railway workers who had been working near the bridge were killed instantly when the derailed car crushed them. The breaking of the car couplings caused the automatic emergency brakes to engage and the mostly undamaged first three cars came to a stop. The front power car and coaches one and two cleared the bridge.

What was the name of the University in Enschede?

This green campus called Drienerlo was donated by the city of Enschede. Building was complete in 1964, when the first and only full-facility university of the Netherlands was realised. Monument commemorating the 2000 fireworks disaster. The inscription says, “The vanished house between heaven and earth.”

When did the explosion in Enschede, Germany happen?

On 13 May 2000, a fireworks storage depot in Enschede exploded, destroying part of the neighborhood of Roombeek and killing 23 people, including 4 firemen.

Who are the members of the Jewish Council of Enschede?

This higher survival rate is attributed to three members of the Jewish Council of Enschede, Sig Menko, Gerard Sanders and Isidoor Van Dam who took the initiative, against the advice of the Jewish Council of Amsterdam, of urging their community to go into hiding and not to answer the call-up of the Germans for “labour in the East”.

Where to watch the fireworks in Dutchess County?

Celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks at 3 free, socially distant drive-in fireworks displays at locations around Dutchess County!