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Capelle aan den IJssel

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Country
  
Netherlands

Demonym(s)
  
Capellenaar

Postcode
  
2900–2909

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:35 PM

Elevation
  
−2 m (−7 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area code
  
010

Province
  
South Holland

Capelle aan den IJssel

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 88% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Dief‑ en Duifhuisje, Escape Mission, Rijksmonument Dorpsstraat 164 te Ca

Capelle aan den IJssel [kaːˈpɛlə aːn dɛn ˈɛi̯səl] is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 66,261 in 2014, and covers an area of 15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi), of which 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river.

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Map of Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

Capelle aan den IJssel's most famous resident is former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who has lived there since 1999.

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 Rockwell Automation, Pfizer Nederland, Sodexho Nederland, Royal Dutch Shell, Van Oord, and many more.

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 Rotterdam, Schiedam and Spijkenisse.
  • Connections with the main railway system on line C are at Blaak station and at Schiedam Centrum station. 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. To and from the direction The Hague 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.

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

    References

    Capelle aan den IJssel Wikipedia
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