Kapelle () is a

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

and a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in the southwestern

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

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 ...

. In 2023 the municipality's population amounts to 13,051.

Population centers

Topography

''The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015''

Transport

* Kapelle-Biezelinge railway station

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 Jan Pieter Balkenende Jr. ( ; born 7 May 1956), commonly known as Jan Peter Balkenende, is a Dutch jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 20 ...

(born 1956 in Biezelinge) a retired politician,

Prime Minister of the Netherlands The prime minister of the Netherlands () or, before 1945, the chairman of the Council of Ministers () is the ''de facto'' head of government of the Netherlands.''Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden'' onstitution of the Kingdom of the N ...

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 The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

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 h ...

(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 kerk, (Dutch Reformed) File:Kapelle Biezelinge.JPG, Train station Kapelle-Biezelinge File:Wemeldinge, monumentaal pand RM508051 foto2 2012-05-17 14.51.JPG, Wemeldinge, monumental house File:Zeilwedstrijd Wemeldinge - panoramio.jpg, Sailing competition, Wemeldinge

References

External links

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