Tetz is the second-largest

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in the

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of Linnich, Düren district,

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History

Originally Tetz was a Romano - Celtic settlement. The name is attributed to a "Deciacum", a "Good Roman." Through different

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transformations, that name became Titzich, then Titze, and finally Tetz. Between the

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s of Boslar and Tetz, remains of a former Roman manor were found. In the

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, Tetz first belonged to the Counts of Jülich. After several ownership changes, Tetz finally came into the possession of the Lords of Brachel. The last owner of the castle,

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Maximilian Freiherr von Brachel, died in 1964. Tetz once had a church, the holy Consecrated Lambertus, that dated to 1291. It was destroyed by German soldiers in WW2 before their withdrawal and the occupation by American troops. The reconstruction of the church continued into the 1950s.

Clubs

Because of the municipal reorganization in 1969, the former

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of Tetz is now part of the

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of Linnich. The town has grown steadily in recent decades by the construction of numerous new business and residential areas. Many clubs have become established. There are modern

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facilities and a multipurpose hall, the Rurauenhalle, which hosts

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acts and important meetings. Some of the other clubs include: * FC turf sports Tetz *

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society "Fidele Brothers" Tetz * Church

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of St. Joseph Tetz * Schutterij St. Lambertus Tetz *

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club green and white Tetz * TTC Tetz * Gymnastic club Tetz 1975 e. V.

References and Links

Tetz - City of Linnich
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