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Albergen Albeargn (Twents)
village
The Catholic Church of Albergen
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Albergen in the municipality of Tubbergen.
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Coordinates: 52°22′18″N 6°45′43″E / 52.37167°N 6.76194°E / 52.37167; 6.76194
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Tubbergen
Area
• Total	22.10 km (8.53 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population
• Total	3,595
• Density	160/km (420/sq mi)
Demonyms	Albergenaren Bukke, Bökke
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7665
Dialing code	0546
Website

Albergen (Tweants: Albeargn) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 7 km east of Almelo.

Services

Albergen has few services, because a lot of services can be found in bigger towns surrounding Albergen. However there is a church, Sint Pancratiuskerk, a primary school, a supermarket and a gym.

Culture

Albergen is known for its carnival and its Whitsun Fair. The carnival parade happens to be the first one in the year in Twente. During the Whitsunday Fair, at Pentecost, famous Dutch artists perform, such as Bløf, Van Dik Hout, and Di-rect.

The town's most notable current inhabitant is Bent Viscaal, an FIA Formula 3 driver currently driving his way up the ladder to Formula 1.

References

1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7665AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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