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Tiel
Municipality
Flag of Tiel
Flag
 Coat of arms of Tiel
Coat of arms
Location of Tiel
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area
(2006)
 • Total 34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
 • Land 32.31 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
 • Water 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 41,537
 • Density 1,287/km2 (3,330/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Flipje Tiel
Statue of Flipje

Ltspkr.png Tiel is a town in the middle of the Netherlands.

The town is sourrounded by the rivers Waal and Linge on the south and the north side. The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal is on the east side. The city was founded in the 5th century. The whole municipality has about 41,500 inhabitants. The town's mascot is a fruit man called Flipje. Flipje used to be the mascot for a local jam factory, but is now an icon for the whole of Tiel.


Images for kids

  • Tiel-plaats-OpenTopo

    Dutch Topographic map of Tiel (town), as of March 2014

  • General D H Chassé

    General D H Chassé, 1832

  • Mary Dresselhuys

    Mary Dresselhuys, 1982

  • Wilma van Velsen 1984

    Wilma van Velsen, 1984

  • Tiel, de Grote of Sint-Maartenskerk RM35568 IMG 3495 2018-05-20 11.48

    Tiel, church: Sint Maartenskerk

  • Tiel, de Waterpoort vanaf de Havendijk IMG 3481 2018-05-20 11.34

    Town gate: Waterpoort

  • Appelpop

    Tiel, Appelpop on the Waalkade, Tiel

  • Joods Monument

    Jewish Monument, Tiel

See also

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