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Tiel

Coordinates:51°53′N5°26′E/ 51.883°N 5.433°E/51.883; 5.433
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Tiel
Municipality
Fortified dyke in Tiel
Fortified dyke in Tiel
Flag of Tiel
Flag
Coat of arms of Tiel
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Tiel in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Tiel is located in Netherlands
Tiel
Tiel
Location within the Netherlands
Tiel is located in Europe
Tiel
Tiel
Location within Europe
Coordinates:51°53′N5°26′E/ 51.883°N 5.433°E/51.883; 5.433
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
• BodyMunicipal council
•MayorHans Beenakker(VVD)
Area
[2]
• Total35.51 km2(13.71 sq mi)
• Land32.88 km2(12.70 sq mi)
• Water2.63 km2(1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
(January 2021)[4]
• Total41,920
• Density1,275/km2(3,300/sq mi)
DemonymTielenaar
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postcode
4000–4007, 4013–4014, 4017, 4062
Area code0344
Websitewww.tiel.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Tiel (town), as of March 2014

Tiel(Dutch pronunciation:[til]ⓘ) is amunicipalityand a town in the middle of theNetherlands.The town is enclosed by theWaalriver and theLingeriver to the South and the North, and theAmsterdam-Rhine Canalto the East. Tiel comprises the population centresKapel-Avezaath,Tiel andWadenoijen.The city was founded in the 5th century CE.

The town of Tiel[edit]

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

Originally located on theLingeriver Tiel became an important centre of trade in the early Middle Ages, especially after the demise ofDorestadin the 9th century. Tiel had two big churches, one of which, the St. Walburg, was acollegiate churchthat belonged to theTeutonic Knightsand vanished after the Reformation while the other church, the St. Maarten, became Protestant. Much of the historic centre was destroyed during theSecond World War.

Every year, on the third Saturday in September, a festival known asFruitcorsois held to celebrate the fruit harvest from the Betuwe area. On this day, a parade of wagons, decorated with fruit, travels through the city.Appelpopis a free, two-day music event that is held yearly on the second Friday and Saturday of September.

Tiel has also been known for itspewterindustry. The last pewter factory and museum, which mainly produced collectibles for tourists, went bankrupt in early 2004, but has since been revived.

Ancient history[edit]

Stonehenge of the Netherlands
Map of Tiel, Netherlands
Created4000–4500 BCE
Discovered2017
Present locationTiel
(Artifacts that were found) Multiple institutions, including the National Museum of Antiquity in Leiden and the Flipje & Streekmuseum

Romanartifacts (Rings,statues,grave stones etc) have been found in Tiel.[5]

The"Stonehenge of the Netherlands"is an ancient site that is over 4,000 years old.[6]The structure shows a similarity toStonehengein southernEngland;so it was dubbed "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" by the local media.[7][8]

It was used as aburial moundand for religious practices.[9]It is located inTiel,Netherlands, and itsexcavationstarted in 2017.[10][11]According to the town's website, this was the first such discovery in the Netherlands.[12][13][14]

The mound contained remains of around 60 individuals.[15]Three mounds were discovered; the main one is about 20 metres (65 ft) in diameter. Its passages align with the sun at equinoxes and solstices, and according to thearcheologistsit served as asolar calendar.[16][17][18]

Around one million objects, dating from theStone Age,Bronze Age,Iron Age,Roman Empireand throughout theMiddle Ages,have been found. The oldestartifactscan be traced back to2500 BCE.[19][20][21]

One of the most interesting finds was a glass bead which is the oldest ever discovered in theNetherlands.[22]The archeologists think it originated inMesopotamia,modern dayIraq.[23]The group assumes that the Bronze Age inhabitants of this area had contact with groups more than 3,000 miles away.[24][25][26]

The archaeologists also discovered offerings like animalskeletons,humanskullsandbronzespearheads.[27][28][29]

Notable people[edit]

General D H Chassé, 1832

Public service[edit]

Mary Dresselhuys, 1982

The arts[edit]

Sport[edit]

Wilma van Velsen, 1984

Gallery[edit]

  • Statue of Flipje in Tiel
    Statue of Flipje in Tiel
  • Tiel, church: Sint Maartenskerk
    Tiel, church: Sint Maartenskerk
  • Town gate: Waterpoort
    Town gate: Waterpoort
  • Tiel, Appelpop on the Waalkade, Tiel
    Tiel,Appelpopon the Waalkade, Tiel
  • Jewish Monument, Tiel
    Jewish Monument, Tiel

References[edit]

  1. ^"Burgemeester en wethouders"[Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tiel.Retrieved16 June2014.
  2. ^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
  3. ^"Postcodetool for 4001MV".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Retrieved16 June2014.
  4. ^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
  5. ^Sanou, Hanneke (2017-03-30)."Rich Roman haul surprises Dutch archaeologists".DutchNews.nl.Retrieved2024-02-19.
  6. ^"Dutch archaeologists find 4,000-year-old shrine – DW – 06/22/2023".dw.com.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  7. ^Dua, Shubhangi (2023-06-22)."4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Central Netherlands".interestingengineering.com.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  8. ^"4,000-year-old 'Stongehenge of the Netherlands' site revealed by scientists | indy100".www.indy100.com.Retrieved2024-02-25.
  9. ^"Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge' burial ground in the Netherlands".WION.24 June 2023.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  10. ^Ferrer, Isabel (2023-07-19)."'Dutch Stonehenge' reveals 4,000-year-old solar calendar ".EL PAÍS English.Retrieved2024-02-11.
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  12. ^Solomon, Tessa (2023-06-22)."4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-like Sanctuary Unearthed in the Netherlands".ARTnews.com.Retrieved2024-02-11.
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  14. ^"Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old shrine dubbed 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands'".National Post.
  15. ^LovecPokladu.cz."Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands' with huge surprise".LovecPokladu.cz.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  16. ^Laura Geggel (2023-06-23)."4,500-year-old 'Stonehenge' sanctuary discovered in the Netherlands".livescience.com.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  17. ^Brussels, Bruno Waterfield (2024-02-11)."Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old 'Dutch Stonehenge'".The Times.ISSN0140-0460.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  18. ^AFP (2023-06-21)."Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands'".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  19. ^"Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery".phys.org.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  20. ^Muzdakis, Madeleine (2023-06-30)."Archeologists Excavate 4,000-Year-Old" Dutch Stonehenge "in the Netherlands".My Modern Met.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  21. ^"Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery".Hürriyet Daily News.2023-06-23.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  22. ^Andrei, Mihai (2023-07-14)."The Dutch Stonehenge: ancient site in the Netherlands reveals its secrets".ZME Science.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  23. ^Magazine, Smithsonian; Parker, Christopher."Archaeologists Discover 4,000-Year-Old 'Dutch Stonehenge'".Smithsonian Magazine.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  24. ^Andrei, Mihai (2023-07-14)."The Dutch Stonehenge: ancient site in the Netherlands reveals its secrets".ZME Science.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  25. ^"4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge' discovered in the Netherlands".New York Post.2023-06-21.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  26. ^"Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery".phys.org.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  27. ^Altuntas, Leman; admin (2023-06-21)."Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old Sanctuary in Netherlands".Arkeonews.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  28. ^Boucher, Brian (2023-06-22)."The 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands,' a 4,000-Year-Old Burial Site the Size of Four Football Fields, Has Just Been Uncovered by Dutch Archaeologists".Artnet News.Retrieved2024-02-11.
  29. ^"4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge of the Netherlands' unearthed by Dutch archaeologists".The Independent.2023-06-22.Retrieved2024-02-11.

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