Tiel (population: 40,190) is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The municipality covers an area of 34.81 km².
The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river. It 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.
Every year somewhere in September, a festival called fruitcorso is held, to 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.
Tiel has also been known for its tin production. It still has a tin factory which mainly produces curiosities for tourists.
Other than this, there is not much to attract tourists. Tiel can be a good starting point to explore the rest of the Betuwe.
The municipality of Tiel also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Kapel-Avezaath, Wadenoijen.