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Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,605 in 2005) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, in the province of South Holland
South Holland

South Holland is a Provinces of the Netherlands situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam....
. The municipality covers an area of 15.42 kmē of which 1.13 kmē is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
, on the Hollandse IJssel
Hollandse IJssel

The Hollandse IJssel is a branch of the Rhine river delta that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek River through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJssel to Krimpen aan den IJssel, where it ends in the Nieuwe Maas....
 river.

Capelle aan den IJssel's most famous resident is Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende

Jan Peter Balkenende is a Christian Democracy in the Netherlands politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 22 July 2002, currently leading his Netherlands cabinet Balkenende-4, which is scheduled to be in office until 2011....
, who has lived there since 1999.

The town has what is probably be the country's smallest museum, the Dief- en Duifhuis ("House of Thieves and Pigeons").






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Capelle aan den IJssel (population: 65,605 in 2005) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
, in the province of South Holland
South Holland

South Holland is a Provinces of the Netherlands situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam....
. The municipality covers an area of 15.42 kmē of which 1.13 kmē is water. It is situated on the eastern edge of Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
, on the Hollandse IJssel
Hollandse IJssel

The Hollandse IJssel is a branch of the Rhine river delta that flows westward from Nieuwegein on river Lek River through IJsselstein, Gouda and Capelle aan den IJssel to Krimpen aan den IJssel, where it ends in the Nieuwe Maas....
 river.

Capelle aan den IJssel's most famous resident is Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende

Jan Peter Balkenende is a Christian Democracy in the Netherlands politician who has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 22 July 2002, currently leading his Netherlands cabinet Balkenende-4, which is scheduled to be in office until 2011....
, who has lived there since 1999.

The town has what is probably be the country's smallest museum, the Dief- en Duifhuis ("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.

Near A16 Motorway
A16 motorway (Netherlands)

The A16 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It runs from the Knooppunt Terbregseplein in the northeastern part of Rotterdam, towards the Belgian border near Breda....
 is a large business park called 'Rivium'. Companies based in Rivium are Pfizer
Pfizer

Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City, and its research headquarters is in Groton, Connecticut....
 Nederland, Sodexho Nederland, Sodexho Prestige, Shell Nederland, local energy company Eneco and many more.

Metrokaart Rotterdam

Public transportation

Metro (subway)
Rapid transit

A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
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  • The Caland Line starts at De Terp station, proceeds to Capelle Centrum station and Slotlaan station, then to Rotterdam
    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
    , Schiedam
    Schiedam

    Media:Nl-Schiedam.ogg is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area....
     and Spijkenisse
    Spijkenisse

    Media:Nl-Spijkenisse.ogg is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 30.23 km? ....
    .
  • 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 Hague

    The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,904 and an area of approximately 100 km?....
     the fastest connection is usually with a change at Schiedam Centrum, for other directions it varies.


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