Capelle | |
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Village | |
![]() Old St Willibrordus Church | |
Coordinates: 51°41′32″N 4°59′7″E / 51.69222°N 4.98528°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Waalwijk |
Area | |
• Total | 18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,800 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 5161
[1] |
Dialing code | 0416 |
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 has been part of the municipality of Waalwijk. [6]
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Capelle | |
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Village | |
![]() Old St Willibrordus Church | |
Coordinates: 51°41′32″N 4°59′7″E / 51.69222°N 4.98528°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Waalwijk |
Area | |
• Total | 18.90 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,800 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 5161
[1] |
Dialing code | 0416 |
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 has been part of the municipality of Waalwijk. [6]
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