Kapelle

Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in Zeeland

Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°57′E / 51.483°N 3.950°E / 51.483; 3.950CountryNetherlandsProvinceZeelandGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorConstantijn Jansen op de Haar^[1] (PvdA)Area

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• Total49.63 km² (19.16 sq mi) • Land37.13 km² (14.34 sq mi) • Water12.50 km² (4.83 sq mi)Elevation

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1 m (3 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[5]

• Total12,882 • Density347/km² (900/sq mi)DemonymKapellenaarTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

4420–4429

Area code0113Websitewww.kapelle.nl

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.^[6]

Population centers

Biezelinge
Eversdijk
Kapelle
Schore
Wemeldinge

Topography

The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015

Transport

Kapelle-Biezelinge railway station

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

Vlissingen (vs)
Vlissingen Souburg (vss)

Middelburg (mdb)
Arnemuiden (arn)

Goes (gs)

Kapelle-Biezelinge (bzl)

Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
Krabbendijke (kbd)
Rilland-Bath (rb)

Bergen op Zoom (bgn)

Roosendaal (rsd) edit

Famous people

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kapelle is twinned with:

Orry-la-Ville, France^[7]

Gallery

Kapelle, Hervormde kerk, (Dutch Reformed)
Train station Kapelle-Biezelinge
Wemeldinge, monumental house
Sailing competition, Wemeldinge

References

^ "Constantijn Jansen op de Haar | Gemeente Kapelle". www.kapelle.nl. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kapelle. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 4421AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Inwoners per gemeente". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ "Orry-la-Ville | Gemeente Kapelle". www.kapelle.nl. Retrieved 2023-09-25.