Tienen

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Tienen
Municipality
Tienen City Hall
Tienen City Hall
Flag of Tienen
Flag		 Coat of arms of Tienen
Coat of arms
Tienen is located in Belgium
Tienen
Tienen
Location in Belgium
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Tienen in the Province of Flemish Brabant
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement Leuven
Government
 • Mayor Katrien Partyka (CD&V)
 • Governing party/ies [CD&V, Open VLD, NVA en Groen]
Area
 • Total 71.77 km2 (27.71 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 32,987
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes 3300
Area codes 016
Website www.tienen.be

Tienen or Thienen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtinə(n)]; French: Tirlemont) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Tienen proper and the towns of Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, Kumtich, Oorbeek, Oplinter, Sint-Margriete-Houtem and Vissenaken. On January 1, 2006, Tienen had a total population of 31,835. The total area is 71.77 km2 (27.71 sq mi) which gives a population density of 444 inhabitants per km².

Tienen is known in Belgium as the center of sugar production. The huge sugar beet processing factory, the Sugar refinery of Tienen (Tiense Suikerraffinaderij - Raffinerie Tirlemontoise), is located at the eastern edge of the town. The company Citrique Belge is one of the biggest producers of citric acid. Tienen has a facility for making energy saving lamps by Havells-Sylvania.[2]

Other noticeable facts about Tienen include the railway station building, which is the oldest in Belgium that is still being used and the inversed roundabout.[verification needed]

Tienen is also well known for its summer rock festival Suikerrock.[3]

Other cultural landmarks include the swimming pool and local community centre.

In history

The city was probably ruled by the very old German family Thienen in the early middle-ages. This is likely a branch of the Jonckers dynasty. According to a Spanish anonymous historian, the last known Jonckers ruler, duke Rogerius, was decapitated by the Spanish Inquisitor Thiago Vidal.

Dumouriez' last victory

In the late eighteenth century, under the French name Tirlemont, the city was the site of a small-scale battle during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republican army of General Charles François Dumouriez met and turned back the Austrian army of Prince Josias of Coburg on 16 March 1793.[4] For the veteran Dumouriez, the hero of Valmy and Jemappes, this was to be the very last victory. Within a week his army suffered such catastrophic defeats that the victor of Tirlemont defected infamously to the royalists for the rest of his life.[5]

Notable inhabitants

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tienen is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Saint George's church, Oorbeek, Tienen

  • Great Gete

  • Museum Het Toreke

  • The Sugarmuseum

  • OLV Ten Poel church

  • Sint-Germanus church

  • Paterskerk

  • Pikke Stijkès

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
  2. ↑ www.havells-sylvania.com
  3. ↑ www.suikerrock.be
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External links

 Lubbeek Glabbeek Kortenaken
Boutersem Linter
  Tienen  
Hoegaarden Hélécine (WBR) Landen
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