Kapelle
| Kapelle | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Kapelle town centre | |||
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.svg.png) Location in Zeeland | |||
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°57′E / 51.483°N 3.950°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 3°57′E / 51.483°N 3.950°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Anton Stapelkamp (ChristianUnion) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 12.50 km2 (4.83 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (February 2017)[4] | |||
| • Total | 12,522 | ||
| • Density | 337/km2 (870/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Kapellenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4420–4429 | ||
| Area code | 0113 | ||
| Website |
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Kapelle (
pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland. As of January 2017, the municipality's population amounts to 12,620.[5]
Population centers
- Biezelinge
- Eversdijk
- Kapelle
- Schore
- Wemeldinge
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kapelle, June 2015.
Transport
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)
- Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
- Krabbendijke (kbd)
- Rilland-Bath (rb)
- Bergen op Zoom (bgn)
- Roosendaal (rsd)
Famous people
- Annie M.G. Schmidt - famous writer was born in Kapelle
- Jan Kees de Jager - former Dutch minister of Finance
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kapelle is twinned with:
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Skoczów, Poland
References
- ↑ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kapelle. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "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. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Kapelle (Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
External links
Media related to Kapelle, Zeeland at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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