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Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

Local name: Capelle aan den IJssel

Located in South Holland, The Netherlands Coordinates: 51°56′08″ N 4°34′41″ E

Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel
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Population
67,319
67.3K
Elevation
-2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport10 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol43 km

About Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel is a district. Location: South Holland, The Netherlands. Population: 67,319.

From Wikipedia

Capelle aan den IJssel (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈpɛlə ʔaːn dən ˈɛisəl] or [- də ˈʔɛi-]; transl. "Capelle on the IJssel") is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 67,319 in 2021, and covers an area of 15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi), of which 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam, on the Hollandse IJssel river.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
15.4 km²
Official website
capelleaandenijssel.nl

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

From Wikivoyage

Capelle aan den IJssel (or Capelle for short) is a city along the Hollandsche IJssel river, that to the east and north is bordered by Rotterdam.

Understand+

Capelle was founded in the 12th century, and fortified with a castle, Slot Capelle, in the fourteenth century. Of the castle, only the 'dief- en duifhuisje' (thief- and pigeon house) of the castle remains. To its north used to lie a swamp that was drained to become the Prins-Alexanderpolder, named after the then-crown prince Alexander of Nassau (1851-1884) who died before he could succeed his father, Willem III. Both Capelle and Prins Alexander grew explosively after the Second World War as demand for housing was surging.

Get in+

Through the north of the region, the A20 highway runs from the Rotterdam ringway to Gouda, connecting near the Alexandrium mall with exit 16. The ringway also serves Capelle from the A16, where exit 25 feeds into the N210/S107, which connects to Kralingen in the west and Capelle in the east.

Metro lines A , B and C all run through and terminate in this district. Furthermore, the water ferries 20 and 21 call at Rivium, a business park in the far west of Capelle. This water ferry port is connected to the metro through a self-driving bus, though you will have to walk half a kilometre from the ferry port to the end of the bus line. Taking the metro directly from either Rotterdam Alexander or Rotterdam Centraal train stations is far less cumbersome.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

  • Gemeente Krimpen aan den IJssel

Population of Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel over time

Population of Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel over time
1960 12,115
1971 29,008
1980 43,544
1990 58,307
2000 65,018
2010 66,104
2016 66,514
2017 66,421
2018 66,854
2019 66,818
2020 67,122
2021 67,319

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (93 mm)
Driest month
April (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°13°17°20°22°22°19°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)715470495574766482889382

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rotterdam, 7 km to the west.

Airports

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 10 kmwest
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 43 kmnorth
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 7 kmwest
  • Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Dordrecht Population: 119.3K 15 kmsoutheast
  • The Hague Population: 474.3K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Leiden Population: 119.7K 25 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 154 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 9 kmSW
  • Eiland van Brienenoord Island 5 kmSW
  • Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 23 kmN
  • Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 24 kmNW

25–60 km130 places

  • Stappensven Lake 59 kmS
  • Hassel Bos Natural site 58 kmS
  • Gouverneurs Bos Natural site 58 kmS
  • Essen Duinen Natural site 52 kmS

60–100 km428 places

  • Het Eiland Island 91 kmSW
  • Putse Moer Lake 62 kmS
  • Kleine Weel Lake 78 kmS
  • Grote Weel Lake 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel

2 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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