Tienen

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Tienen
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Tienen (Flemish Brabant)
Tienen
Tienen
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Flemish Brabant
District : Lions
Coordinates : 50 ° 48 '  N , 4 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 48 '  N , 4 ° 56'  E
Area : 71.77 km²
Residents: 34,975 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 487 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 3300
Prefix: 016
Mayor: Katrien Partyka ( CD&V )

Local government address : 		Stad Tienen,
Grote Markt 27,
3300 Tienen
Website: www.tienen.be
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Tienen or Thienen ( French Tirlemont ) is a town and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium . The community has 34,975 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). Their total area is about 71.77 km².

places

  • The city of Tienen, where the municipal administration is located
  • Goetsenhoven (with military airfield)
  • Hooked over
  • Oplinter
  • Kumtich
  • St.-Margriete-Houtem

Location and economy

Tienen - market square with Onze Lieve Vrouwe church and town hall

Tienen is located on the E 40 motorway and on the Brussels – Liège railway line , about 20 kilometers east of Leuven . The inner-Belgian French - Dutch language border is less than 10 kilometers south of the city.

Tourism is not insignificant, but more important are industry (Tienen has, among other things, the largest sugar cube factory in Belgium), trade and the service sector typical of a regional center.

The Photovoltech group maintains its production facilities for solar cells and solar modules here . The Robert Bosch GmbH has a factory for windshield wipers with about 1,600 employees at this location.

The SESVanderHave group is also active there as one of the world's largest manufacturers of sugar beet seeds.

history

The region was inhabited by Celts (Gauls) in pre-Christian times . Archaeological excavations are regularly carried out in the community , which have already brought many, often surprising, finds (to be seen in the “Het Toreke” museum; see also the city's website). Probably the noble family of the Barons von Thienen-Adlerflycht founded and ruled the city around the year 800 AD and named themselves after the city. In the 13th and 14th centuries Tienen was important because of the sheet weaving . After 1500, however, their economy went downhill. Tienen was plagued by acts of war several times, including a few times in the 16th century, 1635 (almost total destruction) and 1914.

On May 13, 1940, the third day of the western campaign , the 'Battle of Tirlemont' took place: the German XVI. Panzer Corps ( 3rd and 6th Panzer Divisions ) fought against the French 2nd and 3rd Light Mechanized Divisions (DLM). After heavy fighting, the French withdrew. Both sides lost many tanks.

coat of arms

Description: A silver bar in the blue shield . Silver sheep are held as shield holders on a green pedestal , each with an outward-facing flag, the coat of arms on the flag.

Attractions

Livestock market and Sint-Germanuskerk

Churches

  • Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Poel (St. Maria am Teich): built in 1297; Rebuilt in 1357 in Gothic style ; the tower is 70 meters high and visible from afar; the spire and the church furniture are in baroque style.
  • St. Germanus Church (1323) on the Viehmarkt, the city's oldest market square. The architectural style is partly Romanesque , partly Gothic. A carillon from 1723 and a beautiful organ , partly from the 17th century, are part of the furnishings of the church.
  • Ruins of the Paterskerk (Brethren Church) of the beguinage in a park
  • Lamberti Church in the village of Overlaar ( Romanesque )
  • St. Gilliskirche in the village of Kumtich with Vroenhoeve ("Fronhof" farm)
  • St. Genoveva Church in the village of Oplinter (Gothic)
  • Church of the Divine Savior, Gothic, 13th-18th centuries, in the village of Hakendover
  • Church of St. Odulphus in the village of Bost

Museums

  • The sugar museum
  • The Historical Museum in the former prison "Het Toreke" (The Tower)
  • The Museum of the Puppet Theater

Others

  • The memorial to the Belgian fallen soldiers of the First and Second World Wars at Ten Poel Church
  • A city walk through the historic old town is worthwhile: there are still several beautiful old houses, including the former beguinage

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bosch in Belgium ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bosch.com
  2. ↑ Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1576: According to the Hispanigsche Schär, who instead of Aelst was now even powerful, be in power with everything, pulled up on Tienen even soon ... ( digitized version )
  3. ^ The Battle of Tirlemont  in the German Digital Library

Web links

Commons : Tienen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Tienen in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts