Capelle

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°41′32″N 4°59′7″E / 51.69222°N 4.98528°E / 51.69222; 4.98528CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityWaalwijkArea • Total18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi)Elevation1.4 m (4.6 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,800 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5161[1]
Dialing code0416

Capelle (also Kapelle[3]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 6 km west of Waalwijk.

The village was first mentioned in 1257 as Capella, and means chapel.[4] The original village was flooded in the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1750 and has a wooden domed tower.[5]

Capelle was home to 144 people in 1840.[3] Capelle was a separate municipality until 1923, when it merged with Sprang and Vrijhoeve-Capelle. They formed the new municipality of Sprang-Capelle, which existed until 1997.[6] The village was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953 and 42 people died. The municipality decided not to rebuild the village.[3] Since 1997 Capelle is part of the municipality of Waalwijk.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5161AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Capelle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Capelle - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Capelle (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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