Tegelen

Tegelen district

Tegelen, former gemeente (municipality), Limburg provincie (province), southeastern Netherlands. In 2001 Tegelen was merged with the municipality of Venlo.

The Tegelen district is bounded on the west by the Maas (Meuse) River. It is known for the Passion Play performed there every few years (May to September). Situated in the south-central part of Venlo in a market-gardening area, Tegelen, as the name implies (tegel meaning “tile”), manufactures tiles and pottery; it also has an iron foundry and quarries.