Tiel

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
Location within the Netherlands
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°26′E / 51.883°N 5.433°E / 51.883; 5.433
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorFrank van der Meijden (CDA)
Area
 • Total
35.51 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
 • Land32.88 km2 (12.70 sq mi)
 • Water2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
41,920
 • 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 a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge 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

Chartered in 1200, the town of Tiel is known for its medieval ports, market town, and became a member of the Hanseatic League.

It has the St Martin's Church, and a water gate.

In 896, the Frankish king Zwentibold, a great-grandson of Charlemagne, granted Tiel the right to charge a toll, and during the 10th and 11th centuries, merchants from Tiel maintained close contacts with fellow merchants in England and Germany.

Ancient history

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

Roman artifacts (Rings, statues, grave stones etc) have been found in Tiel.

The "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" is an ancient site that is over 4,000 years old. The structure shows a similarity to Stonehenge in southern England; so it was dubbed "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" by the local media.

It was used as a burial mound and for religious practices. It is located in Tiel, Netherlands, and its excavation started in 2017. According to the town's website, this was the first such discovery in the Netherlands.

The mound contained remains of around 60 individuals. 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 the archeologists it served as a solar calendar.

Around one million objects, dating from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman Empire and throughout the Middle Ages, have been found. The oldest artifacts can be traced back to 2500 BCE.

One of the most interesting finds was a glass bead which is the oldest ever discovered in the Netherlands. The archeologists think it originated in Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq. The group assumes that the Bronze Age inhabitants of this area had contact with groups more than 3,000 miles away.

The archaeologists also discovered offerings like animal skeletons, human skulls and bronze spearheads.

Notable people

General D H Chassé, 1832

Public service

Mary Dresselhuys, 1982

The arts

Sport

Wilma van Velsen, 1984

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