Kapelle
Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location in Zeeland
(January 2021)[5]
4420–4429
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
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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)
- Bergen op Zoom (bgn)
- Roosendaal (rsd) edit
Famous people
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- 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
- 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.
External links
Media related to Kapelle, Kapelle at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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Municipalities of Zeeland
- Borsele
- Goes
- Hulst
- Kapelle
- Middelburg
- Noord-Beveland
- Reimerswaal
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Sluis
- Terneuzen
- Tholen
- Veere
- Vlissingen
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- See also
- Netherlands
- Provinces
- Municipalities
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