Tellin (; wa, Telin) is a
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Luxembourg
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,
Belgium
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, in the
Ardennes.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km², had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a
population density
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of 42.1 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts:
Bure,
Grupont,
Resteigne, and Tellin.
Sights
The
Bell and Carillon Museum was housed in a former stagecoach inn, from 1992 to 2013. The museum showed the history of the foundry, manufacturing, professional secrets and the work of the bell-founders. In addition, there was a unique set of weather-vanes and clocks.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Tellin
References
External links
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Municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)
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