Tellin

{{Short description|Municipality in Luxembourg Province, Belgium}}

{{About|the place in Belgium|the shellfish|Tellina}}

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|arrondissement = Neufchâteau

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|mayor = Yves Degeye

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|postal-codes = 6927

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Tellin ({{IPA|fr|tɛlɛ̃}}; {{langx|wa|Telin}}) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, in the Ardennes.

On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 56.64 km2, had 2,386 inhabitants, giving a population density 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

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