Kapelle
Kapelle | |
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 Kapelle town centre
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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 Location in Zeeland
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| Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°57′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Constantijn Jansen op de Haar (PvdA) |
| 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
(January 2021)
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| • Total | 12,882 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kapellenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4420–4429 |
| Area code | 0113 |
| Website | www |
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
The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015
Transport
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)
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:
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Gallery
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Kapelle, Hervormde kerk, (Dutch Reformed) -
Train station Kapelle-Biezelinge -
Wemeldinge, monumental house -
Sailing competition, Wemeldinge
