Tiel

Tiel is a town in the middle of the Netherlands.

Tiel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51.8833°N 5.4333°E / 51.8833; 5.4333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Area (2006)
• 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  (31 March 2015)
• Total	41,537
• Density	1,287/km2 (3,330/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Statue of Flipje

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.