Capelle aan den IJssel (; en, Capelle on the

IJssel The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour ...

) is a small city and municipality in the western

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, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of , of which is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, on the

Hollandse IJssel The Hollandse (or Hollandsche) IJssel (; "Holland IJssel", as opposed to the 'regular' or Gelderland IJssel) is a branch of the Rhine delta that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJsse ...

river. The town has what is probably the country's smallest museum, the Dief en Duif huis ("House of Thieves and Pigeons"). Now a historical museum, it served as the prison for the castle of Capelle and is all that now remains of the 16th-century castle. On opposing sides of the A16 motorway are two business parks called ''Rivium'' and ''Brainpark'' respectively. Companies based in the larger Rivium include

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Nederland,

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Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, June 2015.''

Public transport

Capelle aan den IJssel is connected to the Rotterdam Metro system: *Line C starts at De Terp station, proceeds to Capelle Centrum station and Slotlaan station, then to the cities of

, Schiedam and Spijkenisse. *Connections with the main railway system on line C are at Blaak station and at

Schiedam Centrum station Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the villag ...

. After changing to line A or B (at Capelsebrug station) also at Alexander station, and after changing to line D (at Beurs station), finally also at

Rotterdam Centraal station Rotterdam Centraal railway station () is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands. The station received an average of 112,000 passengers daily in 2019. The current station building, located at Station Square, ...

. To and from the direction

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the fastest connection is usually with a change at Schiedam Centrum; for other directions it varies. *Capelle aan den IJssel has its own train station, Capelle Schollevaar. This station is located outside of the city centre in the Schollevaar neighborhood. Local trains from Rotterdam to Gouda and Amsterdam stop at this station.

Notable people

Politicians

* Hans Blokland (born 1943) a former Dutch politician; municipal councillor of Capelle aan den IJssel 1974 to 1994 *

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) a Dutch jurist and retired politician,

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2002 to 2010; lives in Capelle aan den IJssel *

Jet Bussemaker Mariëtte "Jet" Bussemaker (born 15 January 1961) is a retired Dutch politician. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science from 5 November 2012 to 26 October 2017 in the Second Rutte cabinet. ...

(born 1961) a retired Dutch politician and academic *

Wouter Koolmees Wouter Koolmees (born 20 March 1977) is a Dutch economist and politician and of the Democrats 66 (D66) party who has been serving as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Third Rutte cabinet since 2017. He also served as second Deput ...

(born 1977) a Dutch politician; second

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since 2019 ;and * Bart Latuheru (born 1965) a Dutch retired professional footballer with 450 club caps * Pieter-Jan Belder (born 1966) a instrumentalist, plays recorder, harpsichord and fortepiano *

Ferry de Haan Ferry de Haan (born 12 September 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer who has been the general manager of Excelsior Rotterdam since 2012. Club career De Haan was born in Capelle aan den IJssel. He played club football for Excelsior ...

(born 1972) a Dutch retired footballer with 179 club caps and club manager *

Nick Viergever Nick Viergever (; born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Utrecht. He also made three appearances for the Netherlands national team. Club career Sparta Rotterdam Viergever made his debut in the Er ...

(born 1989) a Dutch footballer with over 250 club caps *

Davina Michelle Michelle Davina Hoogendoorn (born 12 November 1995), known by her stage name Davina Michelle, is a Dutch singer and YouTuber. Her cover of the song "Duurt te lang" reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 50 and the Dutch Si ...

(born 1995) a Dutch singer since 2020 *

Noa Lang Noa Noëll Lang (born 17 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax On 1 December 2019, Lang became the first Ajax player to s ...

(born 1999) a Dutch footballer that plays for Club Brugge *

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(born 1992) a Dutch rapper

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Capelle Aan Den Ijssel Municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland