Kapelle () is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands on

Zuid-Beveland Zuid-Beveland (; "South Beveland") is part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Western Scheldt and south of the Eastern Scheldt. Topography It is a former island, now peninsula, crossed by the Canal through Zuid-Bevelan ...

. As of January 2017, the municipality's population amounts to 12,620.

Population centers

Topography

''The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015''

Transport

Kapelle-Biezelinge railway station Kapelle-Biezelinge is a railway station located in Kapelle and near the housing area of Biezelinge, Netherlands, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 July 1868 and is located on the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway. The train service is oper ...

Famous people

Annie M.G. Schmidt Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered o ...

(1911 in Kapelle – 1995) a Dutch writer, the mother of the Dutch theatrical song *

Jan Elburg Joannes Gommert Elburg, writing as Jan "the man" G. Elburg (born Wemeldinge, 30 November 1919 – died Amsterdam, 13 August 1992) was a Dutch poet. He won numerous awards throughout his career, among them the 1976 Constantijn Huygens Prize. Bi ...

(born 1919 in Wemeldinge – 1992) a Dutch poet * Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956 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 François Marits (25 November 1884 – 2 April 1945) was a Dutch sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died towards the end of World War II World War II or the Second ...

(1884 in Kapelle – 1945) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

Jo de Roo Johan De Roo (born 5 July 1937) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vu ...

(born 1937 in Schore) a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist *

John Karelse John Karelse (born 17 May 1970 in Wemeldinge) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper and unemployed manager after being fired by NAC Breda. He played for AGOVV Apeldoorn in his native country for a few years before moving to NAC Breda. It was he ...

(born 1970 in Wemeldinge) a retired Dutch football goalkeeper with 421 club caps *

Aron Schreuder Aron may refer to: Characters *Aron (comics), from the Marvel Universe comic ''Aron! HyperSpace Boy!'' *Aron (Pokémon), in the ''Pokémon'' franchise * Aron Trask, from John Steinbeck's novel ''East of Eden'' *Áron or Aaron, the brother of Mos ...

(born 2000 in Kapelle) a famous Dutch futsal player, Groene Ster Vlissingen

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kapelle is twinned with:

Gallery

File:Kapelle, Hervormde kerk.JPG, Kapelle, Hervormde, protestant church (Dutch Reformed) File:Kapelle Biezelinge.JPG, Kapelle Biezelinge Station File:Wemeldinge, monumentaal pand RM508051 foto2 2012-05-17 14.51.JPG, Wemeldinge, monumentaal house File:Zeilwedstrijd Wemeldinge - panoramio.jpg, Zeilwedstrijd, Wemeldinge

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Zeeland Populated places in Zeeland Zuid-Beveland {{Zeeland-geo-stub