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The history of Tegelen goes back 2 million years. The deposits
of clay and other minerals are the basis of it's existence
today. The Romans discovered the brown - yellow gold, and gave
Tegelen it's name Tegula (roof tile). For the first period after
that it is only known that kilns stood here for the manufacture
of bricks, roof tiles and tiles. It is also said that the name
had something to do with the word "Tichelen" - which means to
manufacture bricks. Till 1817 Tegelen belonged to the "hertogdom
Gülick (Prussia)", and was swapped with Germany for Herzogenrath
(near Kerkrade). Since August 1991 Tegelen has a new flag, the
old one was a horizontal tricolour in the colours red, yellow
and black. Although