Tiel facts for kids
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Tiel
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Municipality
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Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Gelderland | ||
Area
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• 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) |
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.
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See also
In Spanish: Tiel para niños
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