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Kapelle
Municipality
Kapelle town centre
Kapelle town centre
Flag of Kapelle
Flag
 Coat of arms of Kapelle
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Kapelle in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi)
 • Land 37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
 • Water 12.50 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 12,522
 • Density 337/km2 (870/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Kapellenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4420–4429
Area code 0113

Kapelle (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈpɛlə]) is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland. In 2023 the municipality's population amounts to 13,051.

Population centers

  • Biezelinge
  • Eversdijk
  • Kapelle
  • Schore
  • Wemeldinge

Topography

Gem-Kapelle-OpenTopo.jpg

The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015

Transport

  • Kapelle-Biezelinge railway station
Staatslijn F

Passenger railway Vlissingen to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations (grouped by municipality, bolded), and official station abbreviations:

  • Vlissingen (vs)
  • Vlissingen Souburg (vss)
  • Kapelle-Biezelinge (bzl)
  • Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
  • Krabbendijke (kbd)
  • Rilland-Bath (rb)

Famous people

Jan Peter Balkenende 2006
Jan Peter Balkenende, 2006
  • Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911 in Kapelle – 1995) a Dutch writer, the mother of the Dutch theatrical song
  • Jan Elburg (born 1919 in Wemeldinge – 1992) a Dutch poet
  • Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956 in Biezelinge) a retired politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010
  • Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969 in Kapelle) a retired Dutch politician, former Dutch finance minister

Sport

  • François Marits (1884 in Kapelle – 1945) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Jo de Roo (born 1937 in Schore) a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist
  • John Karelse (born 1970 in Wemeldinge) a retired Dutch football goalkeeper with 421 club caps
  • Aron Schreuder (born 2000 in Kapelle) a famous Dutch futsal player, Groene Ster Vlissingen

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kapelle is twinned with:

  • France Orry-la-Ville, France

Gallery

  • Kapelle, Hervormde kerk

    Kapelle, Hervormde kerk, (Dutch Reformed)

  • Kapelle Biezelinge

    Train station Kapelle-Biezelinge

  • Wemeldinge, monumentaal pand RM508051 foto2 2012-05-17 14.51

    Wemeldinge, monumental house

  • Zeilwedstrijd Wemeldinge - panoramio

    Sailing competition, Wemeldinge

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kapelle para niños

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