Tiel

Tiel
Tiel
—  Municipality  —
Flag of Tiel
Flag
Coat of arms of Tiel
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°26′E / 51.883°N 5.433°E / 51.883; 5.433
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area(2006)
 - Total 34.84 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
 - Land 32.31 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
 - Water 2.54 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 41,184
 - Density 1,275/km2 (3,302.2/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

About this sound Tiel is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river on the south and the north side, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal on the east side. The city was founded in the 5th century AD.

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Population centres

The town of Tiel

Tiel is the largest town in the Betuwe area, which is famous for being one of the centres of Dutch fruit production. Orchards in the area produce apples, pears, plums and cherries. Tiel once housed the famous jam factory De Betuwe. After production was moved to Breda in 1993, the entire complex was demolished, although a part was reconstructed later. Reminding of this industry is a jam manufacturing museum and a statue of Flipje, the raspberry-based comic figure who starred in De Betuwe's advertisements since the 1930s.

Tiel is one of the oldest towns in the Netherlands. Originally located on the Linge river it became an important centre of trade in the early Middle Ages, especially after the demise of Dorestad in the 9th century. Later in the Middle Ages Tiel was associated with the Hanseatic League. At the height of its glory Tiel had two big churches, one of which, the St. Walburg, was a collegiate church that belonged to the Teutonic Knights. Much of the historic centre was destroyed during the Second World War.

Every year on the second Saturday in September, a festival known as Fruitcorso' is held, to celebrate the harvest of the fruit produced in the Betuwe area. It includes a parade of vehicles decorated with fruit. In the same weekend there's Appelpop on the Waalkade, which is one of the biggest free pop festivals of the Netherlands.

Tiel has also been known for its pewter industry. The last pewter factory cum museum, which mainly produced collectibles for tourists, went bankrupt in early 2004, but has since been revived. Tiel can be a good starting point to explore the rest of the scenic Betuwe area, particularly in May when all the fruit trees in the surrounding areas are in bloom.

The Dutch author and polemicist Menno ter Braak (1902–1940) grew up in Tiel.

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Notable people born in Tiel

Appelpop on the Waalkade

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Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°26′E / 51.883°N 5.433°E / 51.883; 5.433


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