Capelle aan den IJssel

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.

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Capelle aan den IJssel
Town and Municipality
Stadsplein square in Capelle
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Joost Manusama (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
• Land	14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
• Water	1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	67,319
• Density	4,761/km2 (12,330/sq mi)
Demonym	Capellenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	2900–2909
Area code	010
Website	www.capelleaandenijssel.nl

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The town has what is probably the country's smallest museum, the Dief- en Duifhuisje ("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 17th-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.

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, June 2015.

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 its own train station, Capelle Schollevaar. This station is located outside of the town centre in the Schollevaar neighborhood. Local trains from Rotterdam to Gouda and Amsterdam stop at this station.

On 15 November 1899 the Capelle train accident took place.