Kapelle () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the southwestern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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 (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 Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende Jr. (; born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 2010. Balkenende studied H ...

(born 1956 Biezelinge) a retired politician,

Prime Minister of the Netherlands The prime minister of the Netherlands ( nl, Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. Although the monarch is the ''de jure'' head of government, the prime minister ''de facto'' ...

from 2002 to 2010 *

Jan Kees de Jager Jan Cornelis "Jan Kees" de Jager (born 10 February 1969) is a former Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He was State Secretary for Finance between 2007 and 2010 and later Minister for Finance betwe ...

(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 (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