Capelle aan den IJssel

Capelle aan den IJssel
	Capelle aan den IJssel
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°35′E / 51.93°N 4.58°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
	Area (2006)
- Total	15.42 km2 (6 sq mi)
- Land	14.30 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
- Water	1.13 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	65,501
- Density	4,580/km2 (11,862.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.capelleaandenijssel.nl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Not to be confused with Capelle.

Capelle aan den IJssel (population 65,605 in 2005) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 15.42 km² of which 1.13 km² is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river.

Capelle aan den IJssel's most famous resident is 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, and many more.

[edit] Public transportation

Metro (subway):

The Caland Line starts at De Terp station, proceeds to Capelle Centrum station and Slotlaan station, then to Rotterdam, Schiedam and Spijkenisse.
Connections with the main railway system are at Rotterdam Blaak station, Rotterdam Alexander Station and at Schiedam Centrum station, and with a change of underground at Beurs underground station, 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.