Capelle
Capelle | |
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Village | |
| Old St Willibrordus Church Old St Willibrordus Church | |
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| 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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- ^ a b Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
