Tielt | |
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City andmunicipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tielt in West Flanders | |
 Interactive map of Tielt | |
  Tielt Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:51°00′N03°19′E / 51.000°N 3.317°E /51.000; 3.317 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Tielt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Vannieuwenhuyze (CD&V) |
| • Governing parties | CD&V, Iedereen Tielt |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 20,500 |
| Postal codes | 8700 |
| NIS code | 37015 |
| Area codes | 051 |
| Website | www.tielt.be |
Tielt (Dutch pronunciation:[tilt];French:Thielt) is aBelgiancity andmunicipality in theprovince ofWest Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Tielt proper and the villages ofAarsele, Kanegem, and Schuiferskapelle.
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Some traces ofGallo-Roman occupation have been found in this area. The region was invaded by the VikingRikiwulf of theWulfing dynasty in 880 AD, who built Rikiwulfinga-haim, which survives as the Rijkegem-kouter today. The first written mention ofTiletum, dates from 1105, whenBaldric of Noyon,Bishop of Tournai, awarded theright of presentment for the parish church to the chapter of St Salvator inHarelbeke.[2] In 1245,Margaret of Constantinople, Countess of Flanders gave the city itscharter and decided to found a hospital here. A few years later, a market place and cloth hall were built as well. Like neighbouringRoeselare, Tielt was made part of theKortrijk province ofFlanders. In the 13th and 14th century, the economy of mostFlemish cities was based on the cloth industry, while the rural areas lived on the products of agriculture.
In 1393,Philip the Bold decided to hold an annual fair in Tielt, which resulted in the city becoming the booming centre of theflax industry until the end of the 16th century. The following decades, however, were hard on Tielt as it suffered two major fires and a couple of epidemics, including theplague. Tielt also went through a severe famine at the end of the 17th century. From about 1700 until theBelgian Revolution of 1830, the city prospered again, this time as a regional center for the construction industry.
DuringWorld War I, the city became the headquarters for theGerman army. The bombing of theSecond World War was a lot more destructive. Most of the city centre had to be rebuilt. Today Tielt is a typical province town, which offers commercial, medical and educational services to the surrounding region.
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Every year, on the first week-end of July, the city celebrates theEuropafeesten (feast of Europe). This is the occasion for abraderie (a street clearance sale), street theatre, a blues festival, fireworks and expanded café terraces for further merriment.
Places adjacent to Tielt | |
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| Bruges |  | |
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| Diksmuide | ||
| Kortrijk | ||
| Ostend | ||
| Roeselare | ||
| Tielt | ||
| Veurne | ||
| Ypres | ||
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