Tiel () is a

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and a town in the middle of the

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. The town is enclosed by the

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river and the

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river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel-Avezaath, Tiel and Wadenoijen. The city was founded in the 5th century CE.

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

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s, 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, jam factory advertisements since the 1930s. Originally located on the

river Tiel became an important centre of trade in the early Middle Ages, especially after the demise of Dorestad in the 9th century. Tiel had two big churches, one of which, the St. Walburg, was a

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that belonged to the

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and vanished after the Reformation while the other church, the St. Maarten, became Protestant. Much of the historic centre was destroyed during the

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. Every year, on the third Saturday in September, a festival known as ''Fruitcorso'' is held to celebrate the fruit harvest from the Betuwe area. On this day, a parade of wagons, decorated with fruit, travels through the city. Appelpop is a free, two-day music event that is held yearly on the second Friday and Saturday of September. Tiel has also been known for its

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

Notable people, born in Tiel

Public service

* Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol (1741–1784) statesman, active in the Batavian Republic * David Hendrik Chassé (1765–1849) soldier who fought both for and against Napoleon *

Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude (8 July 1788 in Tiel – 23 December 1863 in Utrecht) was a Dutch physician, veterinarian, and zoologist and was the first director of the newly established Rijks Veterinary College where Veterinary medicine was ...

(1788–1863) physician, veterinarian and zoologist * Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal (1788–1863) lieutenant-general and extraordinary aide-de-camp to

William III of the Netherlands William III (Dutch: ''Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk''; English: ''William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis''; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in ...

* Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (1847–1908) jurist and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1888/1893 * William Hendriksen (1900–1982) New Testament scholar and writer of Bible commentaries *

Marinus van IJzendoorn Marinus H. "Rien" van IJzendoorn (May 14, 1952) is professor of human development and one of the co-leaders of Generation R at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work has focussed on the social, psychological, and neurobiological determinants o ...

(born 1952) human development professor, co-leader of Generation R

The arts

* Annie Foore (1847–1890) writer who lived in Dutch East Indies * Mary Dresselhuys (1907–2004) stage actress * Eylem Aladogan (born 1975) installation artist and sculptor *

Frans Duijts Frans Duijts (born May 10, 1979 in Tiel), is a Dutch singer and former André Hazes-imitator Biography Duijts began his singing career as an André Hazes imitator. But because of the success of the song ''Je denkt maar dat je alles mag van m ...

(born 1979) singer * Abdellah Dami (born 1982) journalist, presenter and writer * Corrie van Binsbergen (born 1957) jazzmusician and composer

Sport

* Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (born 1948) chess player * Jan van Deinsen (born 1953) football player * Nico Rienks (born 1962) rower, two-time gold medallist at the

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and

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* Anton Janssen (born 1963) football player * Wilma van Velsen (born 1964) swimmer and team bronze and silver medallist in the 1980 and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

* Dirk Jan Derksen (born 1972) football player *

Bobbie Traksel Bobbie Traksel (born 3 November 1981 in Tiel) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. In 2000, Traksel showed considerable promise by winning the Under-23 version of the Tour of Flanders and turned professional in 2001 with . In 2002, Tra ...

(born 1981) racing cyclist *

Erik Pieters Erik Pieters (; born 7 August 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for West Bromwich Albion. Pieters began his career with Utrecht and made his professional debut in August 2006. He impressed enough at the Stadion Ga ...

(born 1988) football player * Barry Maguire (born 1989) football player

Gallery

File:Flipje Tiel.JPG, Statue of Flipje in Tiel File:Tiel, de Grote of Sint-Maartenskerk RM35568 IMG 3495 2018-05-20 11.48.jpg, Tiel, church: Sint Maartenskerk File:Tiel, de Waterpoort vanaf de Havendijk IMG 3481 2018-05-20 11.34.jpg, Town gate: Waterpoort File:Appelpop.jpg, Tiel, Appelpop on the Waalkade, Tiel File:Joods Monument.JPG, Jewish Monument, Tiel

References

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