Tiel

Tiel
Fortified dyke in Tiel
Fortified dyke in Tiel
Flag of Tiel
Coat of arms of Tiel
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′N 5°26′E / 51.883°N 5.433°E / 51.883; 5.433
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHans Beenakker (VVD)
Area
 • Total
35.51 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
 • Land32.88 km2 (12.70 sq mi)
 • Water2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • 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.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tiel. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 4001MV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.