Albergen

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.
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 [1]
• Total	22.10 km2 (8.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,595
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonyms	Albergenaren Bukke, Bökke
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7665[1]
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.^{[citation needed]}

References

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