Tiel

The town of Tiel

Tiel is the biggest town in the area called Betuwe, which is famous for being one of the centres for Dutch fruit production (apples, pears, some plums and cherries). It once housed a famous Dutch jam-factory called 'De Betuwe' (now torn down for the most part) and still retains a jam-factory-museum.

Related Topics:
Betuwe

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Every year in September, a festival called fruitcorso is held, to

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celebrate the harvest of the fruit of all the villages in the Betuwe area. It includes a parade of cars which are decorated with fruit.

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Tiel has also been known for its pewter industry. The last pewter factory annex museum, which mainly produced curiosities for tourists, went bankrupt early in 2004. A rescue attempt succeeded!

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Tiel can be a good starting point to explore the rest of the Betuwe, particularly in May when all the fruit-trees in the surrouding areas are in bloom.

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The Dutch author and polemicist Menno ter Braak (1902-1940) grew up in Tiel.

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