Capelle aan den IJssel
| Capelle aan den IJssel | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°35′E / 51.93°N 4.58°ECoordinates: 51°56′N 4°35′E / 51.93°N 4.58°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 15.42 km2 (5.95 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 14.30 km2 (5.52 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 65,501 | ||
| • Density | 4,580/km2 (11,900/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.capelleaandenijssel.nl | ||
Capelle aan den IJssel (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑˈpɛlə aːn dɛn ˈɛisəl], 
pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 65,605 in 2005, and 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 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.
[edit] Public transportation
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 his own train station called Capelle Schollevaar. This station is located outside of the city centre in the Schollevaar neighborhood. Local trains from Rotterdam to Gouda and Amsterdam will stop on this station.
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